Israel army says hit Hezbollah arms factories in south Beirut strikes

Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Thursday it hit several Hezbollah weapons production facilities in overnight strikes on the group's south Beirut stronghold.

"Overnight, the IAF (air force) conducted intelligence-based strikes on several weapons storage and manufacturing facilities belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organisation in the area of Dahiyeh," the military said in a statement.

Lebanese state media reported that six buildings were levelled in at least 17 Israeli strikes during the night.


The military said that the sites it hit were "located by Hezbollah under and inside civilian buildings in the heart of populated areas".