Israel carried out another series of punishing airstrikes Friday, hitting suburban Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of people fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Hezbollah militant group. The overnight blasts in Beirut's southern suburbs sent huge plumes of smoke and flames…

Israel launches airstrikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, causing destruction and displacement, escalating tensions in the Middle East.

The new wave of strikes come after Israel warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli military said Friday that a strike in Beirut the day before killed Mohammed Rashid Skafi, the head of Hezbollah’s communications division.

Israel has carried out a series of massive airstrikes overnight in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Nine people were killed in overnight by Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut.

This comes after Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday night