New bombings took place early this morning in southern suburbs of his capital Lebanonwhere a plume of gray smoke was rising into the sky of Beirut, Agence France-Presse television cameras recorded, after an Israeli army spokesman ordered civilians to leave immediately.

“To all residents of the southern districts, specifically (…) in the Gobayri area (…) you are near Hezbollah facilities or interests, against which the Israeli army will act forcefully in the near future,” he said earlier via X Arabic-speaking representative Avihai Andrai, urging them to urgently move at least 500 meters away from buildings he pointed out in aerial photographs.

Beirut’s southern suburbs, considered a stronghold of the Iran-allied Hezbollah movement, have been pounded by the Israeli air force for weeks and their residents have almost all left, although some return, usually during the day. to see if their houses or shops are still standing.

Since September 23, Israel’s military has launched a massive aerial bombardment campaign across Lebanese territory, targeting Hezbollah strongholds in particular, and since September 30 has been conducting ground operations in southern Lebanon.

It says it aims to neutralize the Shiite militant movement to allow the safe passage of some 60,000 residents of northern Israel who have been forced from their homes by Hezbollah’s relentless fire since October 8, when it opened a “front of support” for Palestinian Hamas. , the day after the outbreak of war in her Lane Gaza.

According to a World Bank report made public yesterday Thursday, Lebanon, a country already mired in the worst economic crisis in its history, suffered huge “damages”, amounting to 5 billion dollars, during the more than a year of hostilities between Hezbollah and the israeli armed forces.

As of October 8, 2023, the conflict has resulted in nearly 100,000 properties being damaged, according to the same source.