AFP footage showed strikes hitting south Beirut Thursday about an hour afer the Israeli army  called for residents of the Hezbollah bastion to leave, including from a location near  Lebanon's international airport. 

AFP footage showed several plumes of smoke rising above south Beirut, with AFP journalists  in the Lebanese capital hearing loud bangs. 

Earlier, Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee had urged residents of four south Beirut  neighborhoods to evacuate, posting maps on social media that included an area near the  Beirut airport. 

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On Wednesday, nine Israeli strikes hit south Beirut, Lebanese state media said, targeting what  the Israeli military said was Hezbollah infrastructure, including command centers and  weapons depots. 

Hezbollah began low-intensity cross-border attacks on Israel in support of its Palestinian ally  Hamas following its October 7, 2023 attack.

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More than a year of clashes that escalated into war in September have killed at least 3,050  people in Lebanon, according to health ministry figures. 

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