01:34The suburbs of southern Beirut were rocked by a fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday, reducing buildings to rubble and destroying roads and vehicles.
Footage reveals widespread destruction in the aftermath of the strikes with destroyed buildings surrounded by rubble and debris. The distant sound of explosions are heard while a thick plume of smoke is seen billowing over the horizon.
It comes after Israel announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows' on September 23. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
Last week, Hezbollah confirmed reports that its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had died following an Israeli airstrike on the militant group's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Nasrallah's death 'settled the account' with a 'mass murderer', describing the Hezbollah leader as a terrorist and the 'central engine of Iran's axis of evil'.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured.
Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel. Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Buildings reduced to rubble after fresh wave of airstrikes rock Beirut suburb
The suburbs of southern Beirut were rocked by a fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday, reducing buildings to rubble and destroying roads and vehicles.
Footage reveals widespread destruction in the aftermath of the strikes with destroyed buildings surrounded by rubble and debris. The distant sound of explosions are heard while a thick plume of smoke is seen billowing over the horizon.
It comes after Israel announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows' on September 23. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
Last week, Hezbollah confirmed reports that its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had died following an Israeli airstrike on the militant group's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Nasrallah's death 'settled the account' with a 'mass murderer', describing the Hezbollah leader as a terrorist and the 'central engine of Iran's axis of evil'.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured.
Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel. Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The suburbs of southern Beirut were rocked by a fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday, reducing buildings to rubble and destroying roads and vehicles.
Footage reveals widespread destruction in the aftermath of the strikes with destroyed buildings surrounded by rubble and debris. The distant sound of explosions are heard while a thick plume of smoke is seen billowing over the horizon.
It comes after Israel announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows' on September 23. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
Last week, Hezbollah confirmed reports that its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had died following an Israeli airstrike on the militant group's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Nasrallah's death 'settled the account' with a 'mass murderer', describing the Hezbollah leader as a terrorist and the 'central engine of Iran's axis of evil'.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured.
Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel. Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.