Israel pounds Lebanon ahead of Hamas attack anniversary

Repatriated citizens from Lebanon arrive in a Portuguese Air Force C130 aircraft to Figo Maduro airport in Lisbon on October 4, 2024. The flight brought repatriated citizens from Beirut, Lebanon, 16 of whom are Portuguese. [AFP]

A fireball lit up the sky and smoke billowed over Beirut on Sunday as Israel unleashed intense strikes targeting Hezbollah, almost a year since the Hamas attack that sparked war in Gaza.

In Gaza, Israel's military said it encircled the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza after indications Hamas was rebuilding despite nearly a year of devastating air strikes and fighting.