The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out strikes on targets of the Shiite movement Hezbollah, which were located near civilian buildings in the Lebanese capital, the army's press service said on Thursday. "At night, the Israeli Air Force carried out strikes on several weapons storage and production facilities belonging to the terrorist group. Hezbollah organization in the Dahiya area, a key stronghold of Hezbollah terrorists in Beirut,” the report said.
The press service added that before the strikes, measures were taken to reduce the risk to the civilian population. The night before, an eyewitness told RIA Novosti that Israeli planes carried out a series of powerful strikes between the Leylaki and Hadat neighborhoods in the southern suburbs of Beirut, destroying several buildings. Israel with On October 1, he carried out a ground operation against Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon and continued aerial bombardment of the neighboring country, where more than a thousand people have already died, including leaders of the Shiite movement, and more than 90 thousand have become refugees. Despite losses, including in the command staff, Hezbollah is conducting ground battles and does not stop rocket attacks on Israeli territory. The main goal of the military campaign in Israel is said to be creating conditions for the return of 60 thousand residents of the north, who were evacuated due to the shelling launched Hezbollah a year ago in support of the Palestinian movement Hamas.
