Israel-Lebanon Tensions: Lebanon's Beirut Under Massive Israeli Air Strikes
Israel bombed central Beirut early Thursday, killing six people, after its invading military suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes against Hezbollah.
Witnesses reported hearing a massive blast, and a security source said Israel targeted a building in Central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood close to Parliament, the nearest Israeli strikes have come to Lebanon's seat of Government.
Lebanese health officials said at least six people were killed and seven wounded. A photo being circulated on Lebanese Whatsapp Groups, showed a heavily damaged building with its first floor on fire.
Three missiles also hit the Southern suburb of Dahiyeh, where Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed last week, and loud explosions were heard, Lebanese Security Officials said. The southern suburbs came under more than a dozen Israeli strikes on Wednesday.
The latest explosions in Beiruit came hour after eight Israeli soldiers were killed in hand-to-hand fighting in with Hezbollah fighters in its first day of ground offensive in South Lebanon.