On Sunday night, Israel launched a large-scale airstrike campaign targeting Hezbollah positions in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. The strikes began around 11:00 p.m. local time and triggered a series of massive explosions, widely documented on social media. Videos and images show fireballs lighting up the night sky, accompanied by loud booms and multiple secondary explosions.
The most significant blast occurred at a Hezbollah rocket and missile storage facility, where the initial strike was followed by a series of munitions “cook-offs”—a term used to describe the unplanned detonation of ammunition due to heat or fire.
Secondary Explosions seen at one of the Sites of tonight’s Airstrikes on the Southern Suburbs of Beirut. pic.twitter.com/B7RfkNCR1q
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 6, 2024
Multiple Secondary Explosions and Munition Cook-Offs seen, following an Israeli Airstrike earlier on a Hezbollah Rocket and Missile Storage Site in the Southern Suburbs of Beirut. pic.twitter.com/YAht8qGhF1
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Israeli bombardmenrt once again picks up around 11pm.
— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) October 6, 2024
Loud booms heard and fireballs seen above the darkened skyline of Beirut’s southern suburbs.
REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh pic.twitter.com/sp1aX24Mob
Israeli bombardmenrt once again picks up around 11pm.
— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) October 6, 2024
Loud booms heard and fireballs seen above the darkened skyline of Beirut’s southern suburbs.
REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh pic.twitter.com/sp1aX24Mob