The airstrikes came approximately two hours after IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued warnings to residents to evacute.
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The journalists were allegedly not given access to the bunker beneath the hospital where at least half a billion dollars were hidden.
Among the attacked locations were underground infrastructures, including aerial projectiles and naval vessels used by Hezbollah in its operations against the State of Israel.
Hackers supporting Hezbollah spread disinformation about Israeli hospitals following Beirut bombing, falsely claiming weapons are hidden beneath medical centers.
Prior to the strikes, the IDF issued an evacuation notice on social media.
The strike is an effort by the IDF to damage Hezbollah's weapons storage and manufacturing facilities that are embedded beneath residential buildings in Beirut.
Two witnesses told Reuters they heard a small blast and saw a Honda sports utility vehicle travelling on the main highway south in the direction of Beirut begin to lose control.
Italy's defense minister emphasizes the need to strengthen the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon amid rising tensions with Hezbollah and Israel.
Witnesses told Reuters that after Israel struck the Lebanese capital, a blast was heard, and a plume of smoke could be seen.
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