By Riham Alkousaa and Steven Scheer BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli airstrikes pounded Beirut's Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, as Lebanon waited to hear Washington's latest ceasefire proposals after a U.

Israel’s air force pounded Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh overnight, though casualty numbers are not yet known

Several large airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Thursday morning, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport.

Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs were hit by multiple heavy airstrikes on Tuesday as Israel's newly appointed defense minister rejected any talk of a possible ceasefire.

The Israeli military pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes on Tuesday, mounting one of its heaviest daytime attacks yet on the Hezbollah-controlled area after the defence minister ruled out a ceasefire until Israeli goals were met.