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The large-scale attacks began on Saturday evening and continued throughout the night until Sunday.

– I hear more drones and fighter planes over Beirut now, Yama Wlasmal told NRK's ​​correspondent at 00.30 Norwegian time.

He says it's around midnight our At least 30 heavy bombings occurred in Dahiya, a southern suburb of Beirut.

– The explosions shook the ground. One attack sent a giant fireball into the sky and lit up the night sky, says Wlasmal.

In the area that was bombed, the Sabra refugee camp is located. People there fled the scene in cars, motorcycles and on foot in the dark. This appears in a video clip published by the Lebanese electronic newspaper 961News.

The attacks did not go far from the airport, as planes continued to land as they did during previous attacks as well.

The Israeli military wrote Sunday morning that it had bombed Hezbollah weapons depots and other infrastructure, and that the attacks were announced to prevent civilian casualties.

There have been no reports of deaths so far.

Hezbollah terrorists place their weapons and production sites under residential buildings in the heart of Beirut and expose residents to danger. The Israeli army will continue to attack Hezbollah and destroy its military infrastructure in Lebanon, wrote IDF spokesman Avichai Adraee.

Israel also says it shot down two missiles towards Israel that were fired from Lebanon on Sunday morning.

More evacuation orders

Several evacuation orders were sent during the evening and night, the first at 21.40 Norwegian time.

– Exactly 25 minutes later, the first bombs fell on one of the most densely populated areas of Beirut, where 700,000 people are believed to live, says NRK's ​​correspondent.

Yama Wasmal says this is the most intense attack on Beirut since the Nidaa attacks on Israel just over two weeks ago.

Israel carried out air strikes for several consecutive nights against the Lebanese capital.

Meanwhile, Israel continues its attacks on Gaza.

At least 24 people were killed and 93 others were injured in an Israeli air strike, on Sunday morning, that targeted a school building and a mosque in the Deir al-Balah area in the central Gaza Strip, according to Hamas media outlets.

According to their claim, these buildings were used to shelter displaced Palestinians.

The Israel Defense Forces say these buildings were used by Hamas. They say they carried out a precise strike against Hamas terrorists.

The claims of Hamas or the Israeli army have not been independently confirmed.

On Sunday morning, new evacuation orders were issued in northern Gaza, but there are only a few places to flee to.

Iran will answer

Israel said it would respond to the Iranian attack on Tuesday.

We will respond to this shameful attack. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a televised statement on Saturday evening: “We will do this in a way in which we control the place, time and manner – as our political leaders ask us to do.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also promised to respond to the Iranian attack.

– Israel has the responsibility and right to defend itself and respond to these attacks. Netanyahu said: We will do that.

About 180 missiles were fired at Israel, and the message initially was that very few of the missiles reached the ground.

Later, analyzes showed that several Iranian missiles may have melted down at one of Israel's most important military air bases.

This was confirmed by the Israeli army on Saturday evening. The Israeli army confirmed that two of its air bases were hit in the Iranian missile attack.

Some sources claim that more than 20 fighters were destroyed in the attack. For its part, Israel denied that the attack had serious consequences for them.

Now they state that the attack did not affect the ability of the air bases to carry out their work.

Battles on several fronts

Israel declares that the hostilities in which it is participating continue.

In recent days, the country has been engaged in active hostilities against Hezbollah in Lebanon, in the Gaza Strip, and against the Houthis in Yemen.

The Israeli Defense Forces announced on Saturday evening that it had killed about 440 Hezbollah fighters after it launched a limited ground invasion of Lebanon.

We destroyed large parts of the rocket and missile arsenal that Hezbollah had built over several years. We have reversed the direction and balance of the war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday evening in a televised speech, according to Agence France-Presse.

Netanyahu also responds to French President Macron's statements about halting arms shipments to Israel that could be used in Gaza.

The Israeli Prime Minister explained that he believes that Israel is at war with Iranian-backed groups.

– Israel is fighting barbaric forces led by Iran, and all civilized countries must stand by Israel, Netanyahu said in response to Macron’s statements, according to Agence France-Presse.

In high gear for our first anniversary

Netanyahu describes Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist axis.

– But rest assured – Israel will fight until it wins the war. For our own good and for peace and security in the world, Netanyahu says, according to Agence France-Presse.

At the same time as the war is raging in the areas surrounding Israel, the authorities also fear more violence within their country.

The authorities fear new terrorist attacks on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Hamas attack – October 7.

This week marks the anniversary of the October 7 War. We are prepared with increased forces in anticipation of this day. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari told Israeli television on Saturday evening that they would try to carry out attacks on the home front.

The Israeli President: Iran is a constant threat

Earlier on Saturday, the Israeli president stated that Israel was still infected after the Hamas attack on October 7 last year.

President Isaac Herzog spoke of all those who were killed and of the hostages who are still not free.

He said Iran remains a continuing threat.

In many ways, we are still living in the aftermath of October 7, with a continuing threat to the Jewish state from Iran and its terrorist proxies. They were blinded by hatred and determined to destroy the only Jewish nation, Herzog said in a statement marking the anniversary.