BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov 23, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - At least three new night-time strikes targeted the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut late Friday into early Saturday, images from AFP and state media showed.

"Enemy military planes have targeted the southern suburb of Beirut by carrying out a strike near Ghobeiry," said national news agency Ani.

The first of the strikes landed just before midnight (2200 GMT). AFP journalists in central Beirut and east of the city heard at least three explosions, one more violent than the others.

Columns of smoke could be seen rising in at least two separate places over the district, AFPTV images showed. The area has been regularly bombed by Israel.

Earlier Friday, air strikes on south Beirut demolished an 11-storey building, as Israel kept up its bombardment of strongholds of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

The Lebanese health ministry said Israeli strikes in the south of the country killed five Hezbollah-affiliated paramedics.