US EditionIsrael strikes apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanese state media say
The airstrike targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force commanders in densely populated central Beirut, part of over 570 deaths in Lebanon since the conflict escalated, officials said.
- On Wednesday, an Israeli strike hit an apartment in central Beirut's Aisha Bakkar area, with AFPTV showing a fireball and Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reporting the hit.
- Israel's military said it conducted a precise strike targeting key commanders in the Quds Force after Hezbollah fired rockets and drones on Monday.
- Lebanon's health ministry said four people were killed in the Ramada hotel strike and ten injured in the Raouche area, while an AFP correspondent saw heavy damage on upper floors and shattered windows.
- Lebanese authorities said Tuesday that 759,300 people are displaced with 122,600 in shelters, while France will provide 60 metric tons of aid and the United Nations called for immediate de-escalation.
- Amid allegations over incendiary munitions, Human Rights Watch said Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in Yohmor, southern Lebanon, calling it "extremely alarming" for civilians, while witnesses said this was the first strike to hit the heart of Beirut since last week.
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Lebanese resident: 'We really can't endure it anymore'
An Israeli strike damaged two floors of an apartment building in central Beirut, startling nearby residents who called the sound “indescribable.”Since March 2, around 570 people in Lebanon have been killed by Israeli strikes, according to Lebanese officials.United
BBC World Service - Newshour, Israel attacks suspected Hezbollah targets in Beirut
Israel has launched more attacks against suspected Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, including an apartment building in the capital Beirut. The Hezbollah militia is an ally of Iran. It comes as the Lebanese health ministry has announced that 570 people have been killed in Lebanon since strikes began on 2nd March as part of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Israel's evacuation orders have driven more than three quarters of a million people from thei…
Video - Buildings have been hit by the Israeli army in the city centre and in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Israel says it is aiming for "Hizbullah infrastructure".
The shelling of Hezbollah's strongholds killed 570 Lebanese and displaced hundreds of thousands.
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