IDF shoots down a drone off Tel Aviv coast
The Israeli military reported Sunday that the Navy intercepted two drones launched from the north over the northern Mediterranean, while the Air Force downed another UAV launched from the east off the coast of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. No sirens were activated, and no injuries were reported, according to the IDF.
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Explosions in an IDF strike on Beirut's Dahieh overnight Sunday
(Photo: Hussein Malla / AP)
Earlier in the day, around 40 rockets targeted the northern city of Kiryat Shmona. In response, the IDF launched airstrikes on Beirut’s Dahieh quarter, a Hezbollah stronghold.
The military confirmed that its Air Force carried out multiple bombing sorties against Hezbollah weapons storage facilities and terror infrastructure, noting steps were taken to avoid civilian casualties, including warning residents to evacuate.
Eyewitnesses reported at least eight strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs late Saturday, including areas near the airport. The massive bombardment, lasting around 30 minutes, was visible from miles away.
IDF strikes Dahieh
The strikes followed days of Israeli bombardment of Hezbollah-held suburbs in Beirut, which resulted in the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and possibly his successor.
A Lebanese security source said Saturday that Hashem Safieddine, Nasrallah’s potential successor, had been missing since Friday following an Israeli airstrike near the city’s international airport, believed to have been targeting him.
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