15 dead after Israeli airstrike destroys residential building in central Beirut, Lebanese officials say

Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 15 people, officials said, as the once-rare strikes in the heart of Lebanon's capital continued without Israeli warning, and as diplomats scrambled to broker a ceasefire.

15 dead after Israeli airstrike destroys residential building in central Beirut, Lebanese officials say
A search effort at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 23, 2024.

Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 15 people, officials said, as the once-rare strikes in the heart of Lebanon's capital continued without Israeli warning, and as diplomats scrambled to broker a ceasefire.