"The IDF (military) is currently conducting targeted strikes on weapons belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organisation that were stored beneath civilian buildings" in a southern suburb of Beirut, the military said in a statement.

A source close to Hezbollah, requesting anonymity, said that "a new Israeli strike" hit south Beirut's Laylaki neighbourhood.

The Israeli army had earlier said it would attack the area and warned residents to evacuate.

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