Israel strikes central Beirut
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The Israeli military also pounded the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut, where Reuters footage showed explosions lighting up the night sky. While most Israeli strike
Masoud Pezeshkian confirms that Esmail Khatib has been killed; Lebanese health ministry reporting 12 people have died on Wednesday
Israeli airstrikes hit central Beirut and other parts of Lebanon, causing building collapse, civilian deaths, and widespread destruction as tensions with Hezbollah continue to escalate.
Intensifying Israeli attacks in Lebanon displace more than 1m people, while aid effort struggles to keep pace with deepening crisis
With airstrikes rocking Beirut and Israeli troops advancing against Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades. But Lebanese officials say they want the fighting to end first — and it might be too late for that.
A sense of imminence pervades Dream of Another Summer, Irene Bartolomé’s film that’s set in Beirut. A sense that something could happen at any moment, perhaps something terrible. Bartolomé, a native