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 IDF says it has carried out fresh strikes on southern Beirut, hitting 140 targets since Friday night

The Israeli military carried out fresh airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, it said on Saturday, as it continued to pound the Lebanese capital following Friday’s strike that killed Hezbollah’s leader.

 Saw smoke rising from a neighborhood, and videos geolocated by  to southern Beirut also showed smoke rising from buildings in the area.

The Israel Defense Forces has struck 140 Hezbollah targets since Friday night, it said in a statement Saturday, reportedly destroying rocket launchers, weapons storage facilities and weapons production sites, some of which it said were “embedded underneath” residential buildings in Beirut.

The IDF added that military operations to “degrade and dismantle Hezbollah’s military capabilities” are ongoing.

Residents fled the southern Beirut neighborhood of Dahiyeh overnight Friday after the Israeli military warned of incoming strikes. Videos showed traffic jams and people fleeing the area with their belongings.

Israel said six buildings in the neighborhood were targeted for storing anti-ship missiles. Hezbollah has previously denied storing weapons in the neighborhood.