STORY: The Israeli military said on Thursday (June 5) that it was attacking Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs, and the Lebanese state news agency reported three strikes.

Reuters video showed smoke billowing from the area after the first strikes on the Hezbollah stronghold in over a month.

The Israeli army earlier told residents of four neighborhoods in the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs known as Dahiyeh to evacuate ahead of strikes on what it said were underground Hezbollah drone-manufacturing sites financed by Iran.

Thousands fled, causing traffic gridlock in an area hit hard in a year-long war that ended in a November ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

There was no immediate comment from the Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Hezbollah and Israel accuse each other of not entirely living up to terms of the ceasefire, and the truce has looked shaky in recent months.

Separately, the Israeli military also warned residents of a southern Lebanese village to evacuate ahead of strikes, according to a statement from the Israeli army's Arabic spokesperson on X.

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VIDEO SHOWS: EXPLOSIONS IN BEIRUT'S SOUTHERN SUBURBS AS SEEN FROM BAABDA / AUDIO OF EXPLOSIONS / SMOKE FOLLOWING STRIKES

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: REFILING TO ADD SHOT OF EXPLOSION AT 2009GMT

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SHOWS: BAABDA, LEBANON (JUNE 5, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. EXPLOSION IN BEIRUT'S SOUTHERN SUBURBS AS SEEN FROM BAABDA AT 2009GMT (2309 LOCAL TIME), SMOKE RISING

2. EXPLOSION IN BEIRUT'S SOUTHERN SUBURBS AS SEEN FROM BAABDA AT 1930GMT (2230 LOCAL TIME), SMOKE RISING

3. SMOKE RISING OVER BEIRUT'S SOUTHERN SUBURBS AS SEEN FROM BAABDA AT 1930GMT (2230 LOCAL TIME)

4. AUDIO OF EXPLOSION IN BEIRUT'S SOUTHERN SUBURBS AT 1937GMT (2237 LOCAL TIME)

5. UNIDENTIFIED EXPLOSION SEEN IN SKY OVER BEIRUT'S SOUTHERN SUBURBS AT 1942GMT (2242 LOCAL TIME)

6. WHITE FLASH

7. AUDIO OF TWO CONSECUTIVE EXPLOSIONS IN BEIRUT'S SOUTHERN SUBURBS AT 1945GMT (2245 LOCAL TIME), SMOKE RISING

8. EXPLOSION IN BEIRUT'S SOUTHERN SUBURBS AS SEEN FROM BAABDA AT 1953GMT (2253 LOCAL TIME), SMOKE RISING