The Israeli military said it struck the southern suburbs of Beirut early on Saturday. The new airstrikes came after Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari warned some residents in the Dahiya neighbourhood to evacuate, saying some buildings were being used by the militant Hezbollah group. “The IDF is defending Israel from Hezbollah. We are not in conflict with the people of Lebanon,” Hagari posted on social media platform X. Eyewitnesses in Beirut said there were at least seven airstrikes and a fire had broken out in one of the targeted buildings. “I can see things exploding in the air,” an e…