The airstrikes on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, an area where Hezbollah holds sway, were some of the heaviest since a U.S.-brokered cease-fire came into effect in November.

A series of Israeli strikes have targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, almost an hour after the Israeli army issued a forced evacuation order to residents in areas that it says held underground facilities used by the Lebanese group Hezbollah for drone production.

Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon since the ceasefire, which Lebanon has said are in violation of the agreement. Israeli officials say the strikes are intended to prevent Hezbollah from regrouping after a war that took out much of its senior leadership and arsenal.

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel.

One of the most widely shared clips features a musician, either playing a saxophone or trumpet according to differing reports, entertaining guests on a hotel rooftop in Beirut. As music plays, partygoers rise from their seats to film missile trails streaking across the sky.

EgyptAir has suspended flights to several cities in the Middle East due to growing regional tensions sparked by the latest escalation between Israel and Iran. The Egyptian state-owned airline announced Sunday that it was halting service to airports in Beirut, Amman, Baghdad, and Erbil until further notice.

"They are requested not to go out, especially at night, unless it is an emergency,” the Bangladeshi embassy in Beirut said in an alert issued today (16 June)

Arab states that once opposed Iran now condemn Israel’s June 13 strikes, reflecting shifting alliances and fears of regional escalation.