Six Killed In Central Beirut As Israeli Offensive Widens Across Lebanon
At least six civilians were killed in central Beirut on Wednesday when an unannounced wave of Israeli airstrikes struck Bashoura, a neighborhood near the heart of the capital. Lebanese health ministry officials confirmed that Israel intensified its air campaign while simultaneously expanding ground operations against Hezbollah-controlled areas south and east of the country's border with Syria.
Key Points
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1Israeli airstrike attacks in central Beirut killed at least six people on Wednesday according to Lebanon's health ministry.
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2The military announced it is intensifying an ongoing ground and aerial offensive against Iran-backed forces.
Developments
Israeli airstrikes targeting central Beirut neighborhoods including Bachoura, Zuqaq al-Blat, and Basta killed at least six civilians wounded over two dozen others on Wednesday while also damaging buildings in Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs since the conflict began three weeks ago with more than 900 deaths.
Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday killed at least six civilians wounded 24 others across Beirut neighborhoods including Zuqaq al-Blat Basta. While one strike near downtown Bachoura destroyed a building without reported casualties no warning was issued for those incidents and Israel has carried out over nine hundred such attacks since the conflict began in March two days ago
Israel launched a wave of air attacks across central, southern, and eastern Lebanon that resulted in at least 20 deaths on Wednesday while simultaneously expanding ground operations near Zahrani River and Tyre where Hezbollah is fighting. A specific strike killed six people inside an evacuated building in Bashoura's heartland Beirut after Israeli forces claimed the site contained cash stored by Hezbollah.