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Israel Strikes Central Beirut Killing Six and Wounding 24, Lebanon Says
Israeli airstrikes targeted Hezbollah-linked sites in central Beirut, killing at least six and wounding 24 amid escalating Iran-Israel regional conflict since early March.
- On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Israeli strikes hit central Beirut early morning, killing at least six people and wounding 24, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The attacks targeted the Zuqaq al-Blat and Basta neighborhoods without prior warning.
- Lebanon was drawn into the regional conflict on March 2, 2026, after Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel following the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran by US and Israeli forces.
- Separately, the Israeli military demolished a building in the Bashoura neighborhood on Wednesday after issuing an evacuation warning at 04:00. The strike reduced the multi-storey structure to rubble, marking another escalation into central Beirut.
- Israeli strikes have now killed at least 912 people in Lebanon since March 2, according to the Health Ministry. More than one million people have been displaced, overwhelming hospitals and emergency services across the country.
- The United Nations warned Tuesday that deliberately targeting civilians or civilian objects amounts to a war crime under international law. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also cautioned that Israel's ground offensive in Lebanon risks worsening the already dire humanitarian situation.
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