By love-89.com “Flames shot into the sky, and the sound of explosions echoed throughout the Lebanese capital,” reports Al Jazeera, offering a striking account of the recent Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut that took place from the night of October 5 into the early hours of October 6.
Multiple foreign media outlets have described these attacks as particularly intense. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel is actively working to shift the “balance of power in the North” and will respond decisively to missile threats from Iran.
Following the airstrikes, thick smoke and flames were reported rising over the southern suburbs of Beirut on October 6. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP) and local Lebanese media, the Israeli military launched significant airstrikes in the area, some of which were characterized as “very intense.” An AFP journalist noted hearing explosions for over two hours, accompanied by video footage depicting plumes of smoke billowing from affected locations.
In its latest coverage, Al Jazeera reported that the Israeli military conducted “very intense” bombardments leading to “large-scale explosions.” The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced through social media that their targets included Hezbollah positions in and around Beirut. Later that same day, the IDF advised some residents in southern Beirut to evacuate.
On October 5, IDF spokesperson Brigadier General Daniel Hagari stated that since the commencement of ground operations in southern Lebanon, around 440 members of Hezbollah have been killed due to both air and ground attacks.
Both Reuters and Al Jazeera reported from Lebanese security sources that Hashem Safieddine, a senior Hezbollah leader and potential successor to the recently deceased Hassan Nasrallah, has been unaccounted for since the IDF’s assault on the southern suburbs on October 4. Hezbollah has not yet made a public statement regarding his status.
Al Jazeera also highlighted that Hezbollah is still launching rockets at Israel, claiming to have killed at least 25 Israeli soldiers since the ground operations began, a claim that Israel has not officially addressed.
In his address, Netanyahu emphasized Israel’s right to self-defense, vowing to respond to any Iranian attacks. He remarked, “We started fulfilling my commitment to the residents of the North a month ago,” noting that Israel has targeted and killed key Hezbollah commanders while reducing much of their missile and rocket arsenal, thereby altering the “balance of power in the North.”
“We haven’t fully eradicated the threat yet, but we have clearly changed the trajectory and balance of the conflict,” Netanyahu asserted, reaffirming Israel’s resolve to confront threats from multiple fronts, including Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, and, significantly, Iran.
Previously, reports indicated that on the night of October 1, Iran had launched a substantial number of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for the killings of Hezbollah leaders, including Nasrallah. Netanyahu has promised that Iran will face consequences for this assault.
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, took to social media to announce that unless Israel opts for further retaliation, Iran’s military actions would come to a halt. He issued a stern warning that any Israeli retaliation would provoke a “more severe and forceful” response from Iran.