Israeli airstrike on Beirut, the capital of Lebanon
The Israeli army announced that it targeted the central command headquarters of the Lebanese militia group in southern Beirut.
The explosions in Beirut occurred just minutes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finished his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Israeli Prime Minister had previously rejected the proposal by the United States and a group of its allies for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militia.
Images released from the explosion site in southern Beirut show thick smoke rising into the air. Eyewitnesses have reported that the intensity of Friday night’s explosions shook the city’s buildings.