Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs, Reuters witness, security source say  --The IDF had warned it would strike specific buildings in the neighborhood, a densely populated district south of the Lebanese capital, as fears grow of a looming ground invasion. | 1 Oct 2024 | At least two Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs late on Monday, a security source said, with Reuters reporters seeing two flashes of light and hearing loud blasts coming from the neighborhood. The Israeli military had warned an hour earlier that it would strike specific buildings in the typically densely populated southern suburbs, saying armed group Hezbollah was using them as facilities and telling residents to leave. Many residents had fled the area in recent days after a spike in Israeli strikes but ended up sleeping in the streets of the city as shelters were full.