It was a big night of attacks in the Lebanese capital.
Our correspondent Evangelo Sipsas gives the latest from Beirut as he describes the explosions and the effects on Palestinian refugees.
Our correspondent Evangelo Sipsas gives the latest from Beirut as he describes the explosions and the effects on Palestinian refugees.
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00:00Many attacks indeed it was so one of the nights with the most attacks taking place in
00:06Beirut in the Lebanese capital very strong attacks very
00:11Severe ones and actually the one attack that we saw this the images that is circulating on social media
00:17But around television with this fireball over the the sky in Beirut was actually on the road
00:24the main road that leads towards the airport a
00:27Number of areas have been targeted in the Dahiya district the southern part of Beirut
00:32Which is a stronghold like Hezbollah a lot of buildings were targeted
00:37But it's very interesting to point out that that fireball which is on the same road that goes towards the airport is also
00:43very close by to a Palestinian refugee camp in the area and is very much a
00:49Significant because the people there have been displaced from the what was going on in Gaza years ago
00:56And now they're coming here to experience something similar
00:58So these attacks are constantly happening in Beirut and what we see we see this the being more
01:03Intensified and as all this thing is escalating and more strikes are taking place in Beirut in the capital of Lebanon
01:09We're hearing that the prime minister of Lebanon Mikati is calling for a ceasefire
01:14Suggesting that they should put down on the table that ceasefire that has been suggested by France
01:19And the other countries in the United Nations
01:21He said that the resolution of the 1701 resolution that was implemented in
01:272006 that ended the conflict between Hezbollah Hezbollah and Israel should be implemented now, and it should be implemented immediately