Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, cut off key border crossing between Lebanon and Syria

"Israel carried out another series of punishing airstrikes, hitting suburban Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of people fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Hezbollah militant group.

The overnight blasts in Beirut’s southern suburbs sent huge plumes of smoke and flames into the night sky and shook buildings kilometers (miles) away in the Lebanese capital." NYP