Reports from Lebanon's state news agency confirm that several buildings were destroyed in the Dahiyeh area of Beirut's southern suburbs following Israeli strikes on the capital on Friday. Videos circulating on social media captured large plumes of black smoke billowing into the air after the strikes, with footage showing multiple consecutive explosions hitting several buildings.
Neighborhood residents shared videos revealing the targeted buildings reduced to rubble, as first responders rushed to the scene on foot. The scale of the affected area appeared larger than previous Israeli strikes on Beirut, prompting the Lebanese Red Cross to dispatch 10 teams to the southern suburbs for assistance.
