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IDF jets break sound barrier over Beirut, residents report explosions

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk

Primary source Internal intake · 6 reviewed intake signals · Desk window 00:55

TL;DR

Israeli fighter jets flew low over Beirut on Wednesday evening, breaking the sound barrier and causing sonic booms heard across the city, Lebanese media report. No reports of casualties or material damage.

01 · How it developed

3 developments

  1. Latest

    Lebanese media reports jets flew low over the city causing sonic booms

  2. IDF confirms explosion was sonic boom, not an airstrike

  3. Explosion reported in Dahieh, southern Beirut; possibly sonic booms from Israeli jets

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02 · Source and signal

Source and signal

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