Israel continued its bombings in the south of Beirut during the night of Friday October 4 to Saturday October 5, while the troops of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah claim to be confronting the Israeli army on the border in the south of the country.
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► The Lebanese movement Hezbollah claimed to be engaged in direct clashes with Israeli troops on the Lebanese border in the south of the country.
► A series of explosions were heard early Saturday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for certain areas. According to the Lebanese disaster management service, more than a thousand people have been killed in Israeli bombings in Lebanon since September 23.
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4:25 a.m.: Explosions heard in the southern suburbs of Beirut
A series of explosions were heard early Saturday in Beirut’s southern suburbs, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for certain areas. AFP images show smoke rising from the area near the airport.
4 a.m.: Hezbollah says fighting is underway with the Israeli army on the Lebanese border
The armed movement Hezbollah claimed early Saturday that it was engaged in clashes with Israeli troops on the Lebanese border, after previously claiming to have forced Israeli soldiers to retreat in this area.
“ Israeli enemy soldiers again attempted to advance towards the vicinity of the village of Adaysseh municipality ” And ” the clashes continue “, said the group in a press release.