Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Friday morning that several members of the Civil Defense team and journalists sustained injuries while covering the Israeli aggression in the al-Mareija area of southern Beirut. 

The head of the Union of Municipalities of the Southern Suburbs of Beirut stated, "Volunteers attempting to clear rubble and debris from the streets in the al-Mareija area sustained injuries due to an airstrike conducted by an Israeli drone."

Additionally, a journalist accompanying the Civil Defense team was injured while reporting on the aftermath of the Israeli aggression that hit the area at midnight.

إصابات في صفوف فريق الدفاع المدني وأحد الصحافيين خلال تغطيته للعدوان الإسرائيلي على منطقة #المريجة في #الضاحية_الجنوبية لبيروت نتيجة غارة من مسيرة إسرائيلية.#الميادين #الميادين_لبنان pic.twitter.com/Xb8HUpGe7B

— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) October 4, 2024

The Israeli occupation initiated a series of intense raids on the Southern Suburb of Beirut overnight Thursday, with the sounds of explosions reverberating as far as Sidon and Tyre in Southern Lebanon.  

According to Al Mayadeen's correspondent, the Israeli bombardment specifically targeted several residential neighborhoods, unleashing a devastating barrage that reached the al-Mareija area. This relentless assault resulted in widespread destruction and significant damage to numerous residential buildings, as the heavy raids extended from al-Mareija area to Tahwitat al-Ghadeer.

The destruction caused by the raids included an Internal Security Forces police station, the al-Mareija area municipality, Lara Flowers shop, a government building designated for distributing letters, and local football fields, along with residential buildings, commercial stores, and car showrooms.

Lebanese War corespondent Hossein Mortada: A series of violent and unprecedented raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut pic.twitter.com/ltg7uXyc8t

— Suribelle (@Syribelle) October 3, 2024

Our correspondent reports that smoke continues to rise from the suburb, with several targeted buildings still on fire. The attacks struck warehouses filled with highly flammable materials and others stocked with tires, which accounts for the ongoing fires and subsequent explosions that have persisted.

After using illegal white phosphorus yesterday in its strikes, Israel is literally carpet bombing the southern suburbs of Beirut tonight. It seemed never ending and lasted well over a minute. I am beyond words. pic.twitter.com/O7pA7q4lqg

— Sami Zoughaib | سامي زغيب (@samizog) October 3, 2024

Lebanon's caretaker Minister of Health, Firas al-Abyad, announced on Thursday that the death toll of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon since October 8 has risen to 1,974, including 127 children and 261 women, with an additional 9,384 people injured, marking a preliminary figure amid the ongoing Israeli aggression.