By The Jerusalem Post (World News) | Created at 2024-09-29 22:40:15 | Updated at 2024-09-30 03:29:20
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Hezbollah confirmed Israel had carried out strikes in Kola on their Telegram channel.
By REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 01:08 Updated: SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 01:38
Pictures of an alleged Israeli strike in Kola, Beirut, 30 September 2024
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)
An Israeli strike early Monday hit an upper floor of an apartment building in the Kola district of Beirut, Reuters witnesses said, making it the first Israeli strike within Beirut’s city limits in the escalating hostilities.
Hezbollah confirmed Israel had carried out strikes in Kola on their Telegram channel.
Reuters witnesses heard a bang and saw smoke rise from a hole in the upper floor, which seemed to have been specifically targeted.
דיווח ברויטרס: תקיפה נוספת בביירות, ברובע אל-כולא, שאינו בדאחייה@kaisos1987 @Yoav__Zehavi pic.twitter.com/I9eA6pFppT
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) September 29, 2024KAN posted video footage of the aftermath of an explosion, with people crowding around the rubble. Sirens can be heard in the background.
Local Lebanese media sites and Al Jazeera referred to it as a targeted Israeli strike.
غارة اسرائيلية على منطقة الكولا في العاصمة بيروتhttps://t.co/Tl33JGY6Bh#عاجل #بيروت #الكولا pic.twitter.com/OWe8xsJURL
— لبنان الكبير (@grandlb) September 29, 2024Additionally Sunday night, the IDF announced they were carrying out strikes on Hezbollah terror targets in the Beqaa region of southern Lebanon.
This is a developing story.
