Several large airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Thursday morning, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport. The Israeli military had issued an evacuation notice for the site, saying there were Hezbollah facilities there, without giving details. The Israeli military also announced it's expanding its ground operation in northern Gaza to include part of Beit Lahiya, where Israel says Hamas militants have regrouped. The town has been heavily bombed since the earliest days of the war. Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem says the Lebanese militant group is open for cease-fire negotiations only once “the enemy stops its aggression.” His speech marked the 40-day mourning period for the former Hezbollah chief, who was assassinated in Beirut.
