Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, cut off a key crossing into Syria [Video]

For more on the situation in Lebanon. I’m joined by Etty Higgins, Unicef’s Deputy representative in Lebanon, Etty. I really appreciate you taking the time to speak to us. This has been *** particularly unsettling and brutal day. I think it’s fair to say today in Beirut and also in southern Lebanon, we’ve seen more, uh, more air strikes today. Um What are your, what is your team seeing? What are you hearing in Beirut and around Beirut? Well, good evening from Beirut is indeed the past 10 days have been really *** living nightmare for many people in Lebanon, not just in the south, but also here in Beirut, the southern suburbs. And indeed for the first time last night inside Beirut were his for the last, for the 8th and 7th, 7th consecutive night. So people are absolutely terrified. We could hear the jets last night coming in. …