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Monday, March 9, 2026
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Monday, March 9, 2026
IDF says it begins wave of airstrikes on south Beirut
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A smoke cloud erupts from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on March 9, 2026. (Ibrahim Amro / AFP)
The IDF says it has begun a wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
The military warned earlier that it would strike branches of the Al-Qard al-Hasan association, known to be used by Hezbollah as a quasi-bank.
بالفيديو: لحظة الغارة على الصفير – الضاحية الجنوبية
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