Large blast in southern Beirut suburb

(23 Oct 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Beirut, Lebanon - 23 October 2024 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Large blasts seen in southern Beirut suburb, UPSOUND Explosions STORYLINE: Large blasts were spotted in southern Beirut Wednesday evening, as Israel continued its bombardment of the Lebanese capital. It comes as Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 28 people were killed and 139 wounded in the past 24 hours, raising the total toll over the past year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah to 2,574 killed and 12,001 wounded. Earlier on Wednesday, Hezbollah confirmed that Hashem Safieddine, one of its top officials who had been widely expected to be the group’s next leader, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. AP Video shot by Zakaria El Khatib =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...