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According to the IDF, Lebanon was sealed off to prevent Hezbollah from rearming

Since the targeted killing of Hassan Nasrallah At the terror group's underground command bunker in Beirut's Dahieh district, the air force on Friday repeatedly attacked Lebanese heavy machinery sent to rebuild six military border crossings into Syria that had been damaged in previous attacks.

The consequences of the strikes in the Dahiya

Israeli fighter jets reportedly attacked an industrial area 500 meters from the airport. Reuters quoted a security source as saying it was the closest attack to the airport so far. Mohammad al-Hout, CEO of Middle East Airlines, said the airport was functioning normally. “Beirut airport is not being attacked, there are no weapons there,” al-Hout told Reuters.

The IDF said that civilian travel and border crossings would not be affected. Thousands of Lebanese civilians have crossed into Syria in recent days, many of them hoping to escape Israeli attacks.

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פליטים בלבנוןפליטים בלבנון

Lebanese cars line up to get into Syria

(Photo: Hassan Jarrah / AFP)

However, if an Iranian ship attempts to dock in a Lebanese port, it could encounter Israeli action off the Lebanese coast.

Some 600,000 Lebanese residents of the south have left their homes for the north and 400,000 residents of Dahieh, Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut, have also escaped the bombings.

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