November 23, 2024 Meet the Middle East

Lebanon says 15 killed in Israeli strike on central Beirut

Lebanon said an Israeli air strike in the heart of Beirut that brought down a residential building and jolted residents across the city killed at least 15 people on Saturday.A Lebanese security source told AFP that the strike had "targeted a leading Hezbollah figure", but a Hezbollah lawmaker denied any official of the Iran-backed group was present.The attack in the capital was followed by others in the city's southern suburbs after calls by the Israeli military to evacuate.Israel has not commented on the strike in central Beirut.
Source: Al Monitor
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