Hundreds of people in Beirut fled their homes as about a dozen explosions were heard across the Lebanese capital on Sunday evening, shortly after Israel announced it would aim at sites linked to the financial operations of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group. Explosions began in Beirut’s southern suburbs about an hour later on Sunday.

By Amina Ismail, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Laila Bassam BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) -Hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late on Sunday with multiple explosions heard across the Lebanese capital, as Israel prepared to attack sites linked to the financial operations of Lebanon's Hezbollah group and told people to leave those areas immediately.