What happened

At least one Israeli strike hit outside the perimeter of Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport in the early hours of 3-4 October 2024, according to a source in Lebanon's transport ministry, as part of a broader wave of roughly 11 consecutive strikes on Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold. Sources close to Hezbollah and Israeli officials cited by Axios said the strikes targeted senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, regarded as the likely successor to slain leader Hassan Nasrallah; Reuters said it could not independently confirm the specific target. Lebanon's health ministry reported 37 people killed and 151 wounded in Israeli strikes across Lebanon in the preceding 24 hours, a nationwide figure not specific to the airport-perimeter strike. The reviewed reporting did not establish casualties or structural damage specifically at the airport. This record introduces the Israel-Hezbollah war's impact on Beirut's international airport to the site's airbase/airport-strike coverage.

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