Our correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes were flying over Beirut at a low altitude.
Lebanese media reported that explosions were heard in Beirut.
The Israeli airstrike hit the Lebanese coastal town of Jiyeh for the first time early on Wednesday, 75 km (45 miles) north of the border with Israel, two security sources told Reuters.
Lebanese media reported that ambulances headed to Jiyeh, noting that initial information indicates that a residential building was targeted and that there were injuries.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib announced on Tuesday that the number of Lebanese displaced due to the current escalation between Israel and Hezbollah is “approaching half a million” displaced persons.
For his part, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad reported on Tuesday that the death toll from Israeli raids on southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday had risen to 558 dead and more than 1,800 wounded, the highest toll recorded in a single day since the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah.
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