Watch: Eyewitness footage of the dramatic moment a series of explosions rocked Beirut

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024 - 16:57

Neil Michael

Shocked onlookers watching out over the centre of the Lebanese capital from a high-rise building as the Friday evening sun started to set suddenly found themselves confronted by the rocket blasts.

The eyewitness who did not want to be named told the Irish Examiner: "I counted at least 20 explosions.

"I could barely believe what I was seeing.

"Beirut is now in a very different place now. This is just terrifying."

How many have died has yet to be determined, but the explosions mark yet another escalation in the 12-months-long conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.

Israeli jets have bombed the city before, striking at key figures within the paramilitary movement, including a strike that targeted Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqi in the past week.

Other explosions have hit other areas on the outskirts of the city.

Israel says it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters as huge explosions rock Beirut