Explosions and smoke plumes over Beirut as Israeli continues bombardment

(6 Oct 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Beirut - 6 October 2024 NIGHT SHOTS 1. Various of explosions and plumes of smoke over Beirut DAWN SHOTS 2. Smouldering buildings STORYLINE: Explosions lit up the night sky over Beirut in the early hours of Sunday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon. Powerful new and consecutive explosions rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs. Associated Press video showed blasts illuminating the skyline of the densely populated southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has a strong presence. They followed a day of sporadic strikes and the nearly continuous buzz of reconnaissance drones. Israel’s military confirmed it was striking targets near Beirut and said about 30 projectiles had crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory, with some intercepted. At least 1,400 Lebanese, including civilians, medics and Hezbollah fighters, have been killed and 1.2 million driven from their h