Photos: Israel strikes Beirut southern suburbs

This comes after Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday night

Published: October 02, 2024 17:55 AFP

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Smoke billows at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb of Hadath area on October 2, 2024. At least five Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs early October 2, a Lebanese security source said, as the Israeli military said it was targeting Hezbollah sites and issued several evacuation orders. Image Credit: AFP

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A woman stands in front of a destroyed building at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb of Shayyah on October 2, 2024. Image Credit: AFP

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A woman carries a cat past a destroyed building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb of Shayyah. Image Credit: AFP

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Earlier, residents in some areas of the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital were warned to evacuate their homes. Above, firefighters work at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb of Shayyah on October 2, 2024. Image Credit: AFP

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This comes after Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday night, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in the region. Image Credit: AFP

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The orange glow of missiles streaked across Israel's night sky as air raid sirens sounded and residents scrambled into bomb shelters. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation for Iran’s barrage, calling it a "big mistake." Image Credit: AFP

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A destroyed building lies on the ground after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb of Shayyah. Image Credit: AFP

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Smoke billows at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb of Shayyah on October 2, 2024. Image Credit: AFP

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Internally displaced people sit on the side walk in downtown Beirut on October 2, 2024. Intense Israeli attacks may have forced up to a million people to flee parts of Lebanon in possibly the worst displacement crisis in the tiny country's history, Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on September 29. Image Credit: AFP

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Smoke billows from the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb of Hadat on October 2, 2024. Image Credit: AFP

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