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Israel kills Hezbollah Radwan Force commander in Lebanon's Beirut strike amid ceasefire tensions
May 07, 2026 6:07 pm
Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalated after Israel claimed a Beirut airstrike killed a commander from Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force amid ceasefire tensions.
'Boom, boom, boom... we stopped counting': Reporter on Israeli attacks on Lebanon's Beirut
April 10, 2026 6:32 pm
Fear spread just as quickly inside the news agency's office building, where a staff member ran in from downstairs, and her face was pale and her lips trembling with the shock that gripped those caught in the moment.
Artist plays cello amid destroyed buildings in Beirut, netizens call it ‘haunting’: ‘My heart breaks for the world’
March 20, 2026 5:29 pm
A video of the moment, shared on Instagram, shows Lebanese cellist Mahdi Sahely surrounded by broken concrete and twisted metal, his music echoing through the silent wreckage.
Who is Haytham Ali Tabatabai? Israeli strike targets Hezbollah’s ‘chief of staff’ in Beirut
November 23, 2025 11:00 pm
Hezbollah acknowledged that a top figure had been targeted but did not confirm the identity.
Israel strikes a building in southern Beirut, killing at least 4 people
April 01, 2025 5:21 pm
The airstrike came without warning days after Israel launched an attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Friday for the first time since a ceasefire ended fighting between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah militant group in November.
Israel bombards central Beirut as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah
November 26, 2024 7:17 pm
The strike levelled the building in central Beirut's Basta neighbourhood, the second strike in recent days in the crowded area near the city's downtown.
Israeli airstrikes kill 15 in central Beirut amid escalating offensive
November 23, 2024 11:50 pm
The strike targeted an eight-story building in the densely populated Basta district, injuring over 60 people and leaving many trapped under the rubble.
At least four missiles fired in strike that rocked Beirut, security sources say
November 23, 2024 9:39 am
At least one violent explosion was heard rocking Beirut, Reuters witnesses said.
18 dead, including four children, after Israeli strike near Beirut hospital
October 22, 2024 10:17 pm
However, the hospital's director, Jihad Saadeh, reported that debris from the Israeli attack, likely from heavy ammunition, caused damage to the medical facility.
Drone targets Israeli prime minister's residence amid escalating conflict with Hezbollah
October 20, 2024 3:31 am
The Israeli military reported dozens of projectiles launched from Lebanon, coinciding with Israel's retaliatory airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
BEIRUT PHOTOS
Religious services, sacred ceremonies take place globally under shadow of Covid-19
September 02, 2020 7:18 pm
Religious services, sacred ceremonies and holiday observances took place around the world with people trying to keep themselves and each other safe amid an unabating pandemic.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut with widespread damage
August 05, 2020 3:45 pm
A massive explosion rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital.
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