Middle East latest: Fireballs light up Beirut sky during Israeli attacks as Haifa hit by rockets
Israel authorities said they were on the lookout for attacks timed to coincide with the October 7 anniversary
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Israel bombed targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Sunday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
Late on Sunday night, Beirut’s southern suburbs came under renewed Israeli bombing with large fireballs and loud booms over the darkened skyline. It followed further evacuation orders from the IDF in the capital.
Palestinian officials said a strike on a mosque in Gaza earlier in the day killed at least 19 people.
Rocket sirens and blasts were also heard in Haifa in northern Israel late on Sunday, with Hezbollah claiming the attack which injured at least 10.
Israel’s military said at least five projectiles were identified coming from Lebanon in the incident.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service said it was treating a teen with shrapnel injuries to the head and a man who fell from a window due to a blast.
A separate Israeli strike earlier on Sunday in the town of Qamatiyeh southeast of Beirut killed six people, including three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.
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