Strikes have resumed in Beirut’s southern suburbs after evacuation orders for 11 buildings, Al Jazeera reports.

“There aren’t many people left but the area is very densely built up, so the strikes do not just damage the buildings that are directly targeted but those around them, too,” the report said.

This morning, there were videos of people fleeing the scene as plumes of smoke were rising. Most people have evacuated the area, but many go back during the day to check on their houses, so this may have been what happened earlier, according to the report.

“Israel yesterday hit Ain Yaaqoub, the northernmost town that has been hit so far, which has no known Hezbollah presence,” the report added.

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