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Israel delivers 17 strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs — TV

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The Israel Defense Forces conducted at least 17 strikes, including fighter jets and drones, on the southern suburbs of Beirut. The IDF stated the targets were Hezbollah Aerial Unit sites and that warnings were issued to residents prior to the attacks.

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What happened

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has delivered at least 17 strikes on southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut, Al Jazeera reported.

Why it matters

According to the report, the city’s southern outskirts were attacked by fighter jets and drones.

Common ground

Lebanon’s LBCI broadcaster said Israeli delivered six direct strikes and ten warning strikes, and the one remaining projectile failed to detonate.

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The Israel Defense Forces conducted at least 17 strikes, including fighter jets and drones, on the southern suburbs of Beirut. The IDF stated the targets were Hezbollah Aerial Unit sites and that warnings were issued to residents prior to the attacks.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the city’s southern outskirts were attacked by fighter jets and drones”
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Multiple sources confirm that the southern outskirts of Beirut were attacked by the Israeli Air Force (planes/jets) and that the targets included drone workshops/UAV facilities.
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web search NEUTRAL — The airstrikes on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, an area where Hezbollah holds sway, were some of the heaviest since a U.S.-brokered cease-fire came into effect in November.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/world/europe/israel-hezbo…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the southern outskirts of Beirut, Israel launched a massive strike at several locations, leaving thick plumes of smoke hanging over the city until night. "The attack targeted several Hezbollah weap…
https://en.tempo.co/read/1931182/netanyahus-house-attacked-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two buildings in the south of Beirut were attacked by Israeli Air Force planes. This was announced on March 3 by the Lebanese Civil Defense Service.
https://en.iz.ru/en/2052329/2026-03-03/israeli-air-force-att…
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Claim 2: “Lebanon’s LBCI broadcaster said Israeli delivered six direct strikes and ten warning strikes, and the one remaining projectile failed to detonate”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general reports on Gaza, Iran, and southern Lebanon, but none of the sources mention LBCI's specific report regarding six direct strikes, ten warning strikes, or a failed projectile.
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web search NEUTRAL — Despite the ceasefire, the Israeli military has launched new air attacks on southern Lebanon while issuing forced displacement orders for two more towns. Hezbollah, meanwhile, has reported several att…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/1/us-israel-attacks-on…
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web search NEUTRAL — The strikes caused significant damage, forcing the complete shutdown of the refinery and its subsidiaries. The Israeli energy minister later admitted the facility would need major reconstruction, esti…
https://www.globalresearch.ca/heres-proof-that-israel-lost-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Palestinians reported several Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on Thursday.The Civil Defence initially reported that 12 people were killed in the strike, but increased the death toll on Friday after i…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g28g02ng2o
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Claim 3: “the Israeli army issued a warning for this neighborhood, telling residents to leave their homes immediately”
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Multiple sources, including Israel National News and Sputnik, confirm that the IDF (via Avichay Adraee) issued urgent evacuation warnings for residents of the Dahieh suburb.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Sputnik field tour has been canceled, and all journalists from Arab and international media crews are currently evacuating the southern suburb, a Sputnik correspondent reported. Sputnik's video show…
https://en.sputniknews.africa/20260305/1084049420.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Avichay Adraee issued an urgent warning to residents of the Dahieh area in southern Beirut, particularly the Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, Hadath, Borj el-Brajneh, Tawhidat al-Ghadir, and Shiyah nei…
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/681603
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web search NEUTRAL — Avichay Adraee, has issued a dramatic and urgent evacuation warning to residents of the Dahieh district, Hezbollah’s primary urban stronghold in Beirut. The warning specifically targets the neighborho…
https://jfeed-web.vercel.app/news-israel/idf-dahieh-evacuati…
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Claim 4: “the IDF said its strikes targeted sites of Hezbollah Aerial Unit (127) in Dahieh, the southern suburb of Beirut”
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Both AOL and a report on IDF strikes in Beirut explicitly state that the IDF targeted the 'Hezbollah Aerial Unit (127)' in Dahieh.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 23 September 2024, Israel began a series of airstrikes in Lebanon as part of the ongoing Israel–Hezbollah conflict with an operation it code-named Northern Arrows.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2024_Israeli_attacks…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was striking “terror targets of the Hezbollah Aerial Unit (127)” in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh.
https://www.aol.com/israel-strikes-southern-suburb-beirut-20…
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier, on March 28, the Israeli Air Force conducted a strike in Dahieh for the first time since the ceasefire, destroying a building after two rockets were fired at Kiryat Shmona. The IDF said the t…
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1fn00i1qex
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Claim 5: “The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has delivered at least 17 strikes on southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut”
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While The Guardian and other sources confirm that Israel bombarded Beirut's southern suburbs, none of the provided evidence specifically mentions the number '17 strikes'. The specific count is not corroborated by the provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — More forces from the IDF 36th Division entered southern Lebanon including the Golani Brigade, the 188th Armored Brigade, the Etzioni Reserve Brigade and the 282nd Artillery Brigade.[185][186].Beirut s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Leban…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel quickly responded by bombarding Beirut’s southern suburbs and southern Lebanon, which continued into Thursday afternoon, rocking the capital city with periodic airstrikes.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/israel-bombard…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Wednesday night, Israel’s air force carried out an airstrike on a southern suburb in which Israel said it killed a senior Hezbollah military official.The Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike o…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/09/israeli-strikes-kill-at-least-1…
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Claim 6: “Since late April and up until now, Israel has not targeted the Lebanese capital, limiting its military operations to the country’s southern regions”
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The provided evidence mentions strikes in Beirut and operations in southern Lebanon, but there is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming that Israel had strictly avoided the capital since late April until the current event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing that has been banned by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid Israel's war on Lebanon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel has said its operations are aimed at weakening Hezbollah and achieving what it calls remaining military objectives.Wednesday, 8 April. It was around 14:00 in Beirut (11:00 GMT) when the skies o…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk0edynpmzo
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier, the Israeli army had announced the establishment of four "closed military zones" in the north-west of the country, shortly after warning that it was preparing to extend its operations against…
https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1430208/early-mornin…
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