HUGE blasts have rocked Beirut for a second night with dramatic footage showing a gigantic explosion rising up above the city.
It comes as the Israeli city of Haifa was also struck by Hezbollah rockets that managed to sneak past the Iron Dome defence system.
APHuge explosions have rocked Beirut tonight[/caption]
APThe strike comes on the eve of the October 7 terror attack anniversary[/caption]
ReutersProjectiles flew out of the explosion[/caption]
ReutersSmoke and flames rise in Beirut after the Israeli airstrike[/caption]
Local Israeli media reported that five people have been injured by shrapnel in the blitz on the eve of the October 7 terror attack anniversary.
Hezbollah has said in statement it targeted a military base near Haifa, which is located in northern Israel.
But footage posted to social media appeared to show damage to roads in civilian areas.
The IDF said around 120 rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel on Sunday.
In a post on X, Israel’s military said its fighter jets had hit the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in the fresh strikes on Beirut.
They said: “In addition, warplanes have recently attacked the organisation’s munitions warehouses in the Beirut area.
“During the attacks, secondary explosions were seen, indicating the presence of weapons.
“The terrorist organisation Hezbollah places its headquarters and means of warfare under residential buildings in the heart of the city of Beirut and endangers the population in the area.”
It comes after Israel hit Beirut on Saturday leading to another massive set of blasts in the same suburb as where Hezbollah’s leader was recently killed.
Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an underground command post in Dahieh last week.
The IDF then pounded the suburb with 80 bombs over just several minutes in the late afternoon destroying the hideaway.
The bunker reached 50m underground and held a number of other senior members of the group.
Israel has continued to prosecute its air campaign against Hezbollah as it appears to be set to strike Iran.
The Islamic Republic tonight grounded all flights for a nine- hour period, to only then open its airspace back up several hours later.
The IDF is preparing to strike Iran in revenge for the 180 rocket barrage the Ayatollah sent against the country on Tuesday.
ReutersThe IDF said it had struck ammunition warehouses in Beirut[/caption]
AFPIt is not yet clear how many people are injured or dead[/caption]
X (formerly Twitter)The IDF posted footage of airstrikes after the Beirut blast[/caption]