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Israeli strike in central Beirut

We are receiving reports that there has been an Israeli strike on Ras el-Nabaa, a neighbourhood in central Beirut, Lebanon.

This is not the southern suburb of Dahiyeh, which Israeli forces have been targeting over the weeks.


A building is destroyed after being hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday


Israeli strike rocks central Beirut

We’re about a kilometre and a half (about one mile) away from one of the locations where Israel carried out its air strike. We felt the impact of the air strike in our office. The building shook where I am standing.

We understand Israel has hit two different buildings in the heart of Beirut and we’re getting reports that they are residential buildings in the heart of the capital.

What we do know is that one of the buildings that was hit is in an area where many displaced people were sheltering nearby.

This attack, which came without prior warning, marks the third time since Isreal expanded its campaign on Lebanon in late September that its bombs have hit outside of Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburb, which sees daily air raids.


Smoke rises from Israeli airs trikes in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday

Large plumes of smoke rise above Beirut skyline

Videos published by local news channels and verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency show chaotic scenes in the aftermath of air strikes on Ras el-Nabaa and al-Nuweiri in Beirut.

The strikes appear to have hit densely populated residential areas, with smoke billowing from two residential blocks and flames engulfing the streets below. Many residents have left their apartments in the high-rise blocks in the area and are gathering in courtyards as emergency services rush to the scene.


Smoke and fire rise over Beirut after Israeli air strikes as seen from Sin el-Fil, Lebanon, October 10


Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut: Ministry

The Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon says on X that 11 people were killed and 48 wounded in Israeli strikes on Beirut this evening.


People gathering in front a destroyed building hit by an Israeli air strike