Photos of a central Beirut district struck by Israeli bombs

March 12, 2026Updated: March 12, 2026
AP nullBy HUSSEIN MALLA and BILAL HUSSEIN

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel's military bombed a busy residential and commercial district in central Beirut after issuing a warning for residents to evacuate, saying it was targeting Hezbollah sites. The strikes hit a building in the Bashoura district twice, in the closest attack to downtown since the start of by Israel and the U.S.

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