Smoke billows over Beirut buildings amid ongoing strikes

Описание: (7 Mar 2026)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beirut, Lebanon - 7 March 2026
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of Beirut and rocket fire noises
++DAY SHOTS++
2. Various of smoke over Beirut
3. Plane taking off
4. Smoke over Beirut
STORYLINE:
The sound of explosions were heard over Beirut, Friday night and early Saturday, as Israel continued to batter the Hezbollah stronghold.

At first light smoke hung over the high rise buildings.

Israel has carried out waves of airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, where Iranian-backed Hezbollah has a large presence but which is also home to hundreds of thousands of civilians.

Lebanon's Health Ministry said at least 217 people have been killed by Israeli strikes since Monday and 798 wounded.

The Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that landed late Friday in the mountains of eastern Lebanon. The Lebanese Health Ministry said at least three people were killed.

Israel did not acknowledge the fighting, and its military did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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