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From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 9, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 9, 2026
After warning, IDF strikes southern suburbs of Beirut
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Smoke plumes rise from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on March 9, 2026. (Fadel Itani / AFP)
An air strike hits Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanese state media reports, after Israel warned it would target branches of a firm linked to Hezbollah.
Footage on AFPTV’s live broadcast shows large plumes of smoke rising from the area, a stronghold of the Iran-backed terror group.
Earlier today, the IDF warned it would strike branches of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked financial firm mainly operating in the group’s strongholds.
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