Israel strikes apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanese state media say

Emergency services inspect the damage after an Israeli strike targeted an apartment at a building in the Aisha Bakkar neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 11 March 2026. (Photo: EPA)

March 11 (Reuters) – Israeli strikes targeted an ​apartment building in central Beirut ‌on Wednesday, Lebanese state media said, marking the second strike in ​the city in recent ​days.

There was no immediate comment ⁠from the Israeli military ​and no immediate reports of casualties.

A ​previous strike in Beirut killed five members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard ​Corps on Sunday.

Lebanon was drawn ​deeper into the regional conflict after ‌Iran-backed ⁠Hezbollah opened fire on Israel, saying it was retaliating for the killing of Iran’s supreme ​leader.

Israel ​has since ⁠carried out air strikes across southern and ​eastern Lebanon and in ​Beirut’s ⁠southern suburbs, killing nearly 500 people, including more than 80 ⁠children, ​according to Lebanon’s ​health ministry.

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