New Israeli air strike hits central Beirut
An Israeli air strike has hit an area in central Beirut near the Lebanese government headquarters and several embassies. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said two missiles hit the Zoqaq al-Blat neighbourhood, a densely populated residential area.
The Israeli air attack occurred near the Lebanese government’s headquarters and near a Shia mosque. The strike was also near the building of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. Smoke was seen rising from the scene, and ambulance sirens echoed through the area.
It was not immediately clear whether there were casualties. The target remains unclear and the Israeli army did not issue a prior warning. Many areas in central Beirut, including Zoqaq al-Blat, have become a refuge for those displaced by the ongoing conflict in southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Four killed, 18 wounded in Israel’s latest attack on central Beirut
At least four people were killed following the Israeli air strike near Lebanon’s government headquarters. The Health Ministry said 18 others were wounded in central Beirut’s Zoqaq al-Blat district.
On Sunday, a strike in the area of Ras el-Nabaa killed Hezbollah media spokesperson Mohammed Afif along with six other people, including a woman. Later that day, four people were killed in a separate strike in the commercial district of Mar Elias. It remains unclear what the target of that strike was.
Death toll in central Beirut attack rises to five, with 24 wounded
One more person has been confirmed killed in the Israeli air strike on central Beirut’s Zuqaq al-Blat area. The total number of dead now stands at five. The number of wounded is now 24, the Health Ministry said.
Israel strike on central Beirut hit highly populated area
There is no indication what the target was, if there even was a target. The area hit is about 1km [0.6 miles] from where we are standing and from the prime minister’s office here in Beirut.
It is a densely populated area. It has a religious centre. It has several coffee shops that are popular. Many people live in this area – add to that a number of internally displaced people who moved here as a result of the war. There’s people coming from Beirut’s southern suburbs and southern Lebanon, which have been heavily targeted by Israeli air strikes.
The aftermath of an Israeli strike in the Zuqaq al-Blat area of central Beirut
