6:02 PM EDT -- Israel has begun massive air strikes against Lebanon, including hitting BANKS, Airports, Shipping Ports. All under the Israeli claim that "economic activity supports Hezballah."
By that logic, all of Lebanon could be bombed, including farms because maybe they feed Hezballah.
The Israelis are out of control. They need to be directly confronted and stopped.
6:05 PM EDT --
Beirut Airport
VIDEO:
Headquarters of the Islamic Bank in Beirut . . . . . an office building:
6:42 PM EDT --
Israeli drones and fighter jets launched more than 11 consecutive airstrikes on the Lebanese capital of Beirut's Southern Suburb and its surrounding areas.
The Israeli strikes targeted residential buildings in the neighborhoods of Haret Hreik, Burj al-Barajneh, and Choueifat, leveling them to the ground.
Since October 8, 2023, Israeli forces have killed 2,448 people in Lebanon and injured 11,471 others.
-- A second U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) air defense system has arrived in Israel from the USA.
3 American THAAD systems are now ready in Israel.
-- 24 locations covering most of Dahyeh and other areas around Lebanon now under attack by Israel.
Attacks are now ongoing in Beirut, South, and Beqaa.
-- Beirut is now partially blacked-out from Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure:
7:13 PM EDT --
Panic is reported to be spreading across the Lebanese Capital of Beirut tonight, as Residents near several Banks believed to have links to Hezbollah, including the 14 Branches of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, are said to be fleeing their Homes fearing Israeli Airstrikes.
Many of the branches of the Hezbollah financial institution being struck by Israel are situated on the ground floors of residential buildings.
7:21 PM EDT --
Another Bank office building in Beirut:
NOTE: Communications into and out of Lebanon are suffering severely at this time. Getting information is getting very much harder. I suspect things will remain this way for the rest of the evening, so there's no sense in me continuing LIVE updates. I am terminating them as of 7:40 PM EDT.
