Waves of strikes pounded Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold on Tuesday in the most intense raids on the area in two months of full-scale war with Israel — a sign it was aiming to inflict punishment on Hezbollah down to the last moments before any ceasefire takes hold.
Plumes of smoke also rose over Beirut as an Israeli strike targeted a residential building in the center of the capital, without prior warning.
Shortly after the Beirut strike, "a belt of fire encircled (Beirut's) southern suburbs, as raids targeted Burj al-Barajneh, Haret Hreik and Hadath, with smoke covering most of the southern suburbs and reaching Beirut," the NNA said — a sign that Israel was aiming to inflict punishment on Hezbollah down to the last moments before any ceasefire takes hold.
The Israeli military had issued warnings for 20 buildings in Beirut's suburbs and said it was striking Hezbollah targets, following earlier morning strikes.
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