By bne Gulf bureau Israel launched air strikes on Lebanese television channel pro-Iran broadcaster Al Mayadeen’s Beirut office and the city’s southern suburbs on October 23 evening, marking a significant escalation in cross-border tensions. A massive explosion followed by smaller blasts rocked the southern suburbs after the Israeli army issued evacuation warnings for the area, a Hezbollah stronghold, according to footage. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported at least 10 Israeli raids across the area throughout the night. Al Mayadeen, which had evacuated its office when border hostilities be…