Israel steps up Lebanon bombing as Hezbollah attacks Haifa
Al Jazeera
Israeli forces strike near international airport in southern Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah targets port city with rockets.
Israel has expanded attacks on southern Lebanon and pounded the capital Beirut’s southern suburbs as the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has claimed a series of missile attacks on northern Israel, including near the city of Haifa.
A Lebanese security source said an Israeli strike on Monday hit the al-Kokoudi area, a few kilometres from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport and close to Hezbollah’s stronghold in the suburb of Dahiyeh, which has been repeatedly targeted over the past few weeks.
“Israel conducted an air strike near the airport,” the official told the AFP news agency, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.
Lebanon’s official National News Agency had earlier said Israel launched an air raid on the al-Kokoudi area.
The Israeli military said it carried out a “precise attack” on Beirut without providing details.
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