Explosions were heard and smoke seen billowing over southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, as Israel's war with Hezbollah continues.

The Israeli military pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes on Tuesday, mounting one of its heaviest daytime attacks yet on the Hezbollah-controlled area after the defence minister ruled out a ceasefire until Israeli goals were met.

At least twelve heavy airstrikes have hit areas known to be Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, security sources and eyewitnesses said. The strikes came after an Israeli army spokesman sent a warning on the social media platform X to evacuate areas in Beirut's southern suburbs.

The Israeli military carried out at least five airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday, after Israel's defence minister ruled out any ceasefire in Lebanon until Israel's goals had been met.

Gaza Death toll rises in Israeli strikes on Akkar as Beirut as wave of strikes hit southern suburbs A wave of intense Israeli air strikes hit across Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday afternoon, state media reported,

Several large airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Thursday morning, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport.