Live Updates: Huge blasts hit Beirut as Iran resumes flights

Beirut’s southern suburbs were hit by multiple airstrikes Sunday night, with the Israel military saying it had targeted Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters, munitions warehouses and other sites belonging to the Iran-backed group in the Lebanese capital. 

Hezbollah also announced it had launched a barrage of missiles toward Israel Sunday evening, after at least five people were injured in the northern Israeli city of Haifa by Hezbollah rockets. 

Meanwhile flights resumed throughout Iran on Sunday night after authorities lifted an aviation ban several hours before it was originally set to expire.

Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization had announced that flights from all airports in the country had been canceled due to “operational restrictions” from 9 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday local time, yet the ban was lifted around midnight local time.

After Tehran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to respond. Israel is weighing possible responses to the attack, including attacking Iran’s oil facilities. On Friday, President Joe Biden said Israel had not yet decided on a response, but told reporters "If I were in those shoes, I'd be thinking about other alternatives than striking oil fields."

The death toll in Lebanon since Oct. 8, 2023 has surpassed 2,000 people, with more than 1,000 of those killed since late September.