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Five killed in Israeli air strike on central Beirut

October 03, 2024
The multi-story block in Bachoura housed a Hezbollah-affiliated health center
The multi-story block in Bachoura housed a Hezbollah-affiliated health center

BEIRUT — At least five people have been killed and eight wounded in an Israeli air strike on a building in central Beirut, Lebanese officials have said.

The multi-story block in Bachoura housed a Hezbollah-affiliated health center, which Israel's military said was hit in a "precision" attack.

This is the first Israeli strike close to Beirut's center -- just meters away from Lebanon's parliament. There were five other air strikes overnight against targets in the southern suburb of Dahieh.

It comes after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said eight soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, its first losses since the start of ground operations against the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah. — BBC


October 03, 2024
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