Israeli missiles strike residential building in central Beirut
Al Jazeera
At least four people have been killed in the attack on the Basta neighbourhood, according to the Health Ministry.
Five Israeli missiles have flattened a residential building in a densely populated area in the heart of Beirut, state media reported, as Israel presses on with its offensive against Hezbollah that has killed thousands of civilians.
“Beirut, the capital, woke up to a horrific massacre, as the Israeli enemy’s air force completely destroyed an eight-storey residential building with five missiles on Al-Mamoun Street in the Basta area,” the National News Agency (NNA) reported on Saturday.
At least four people were killed and 23 wounded in the attack, Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said, citing the Ministry of Public Health.
Reporting from Beirut, Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi said the powerful series of strikes caused extensive damage to blocks of flats surrounding the destroyed building.
“It marks at least the fourth Israeli strike this week carried out in central Beirut,” he said, adding that it fits a pattern of “multiple strikes, no warning, on an area that is densely populated with missiles meant to penetrate deeply”.
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