BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct 6, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati called for "pressure on Israel" for a ceasefire as a new Israeli strike hit the capital's southern suburbs on Sunday.

Mikati said he backed US and French efforts for a truce, as the official National News Agency reported a strike south of Beirut. An AFP journalist heard a huge blast and saw columns of smoke billowing above the site of the hit.