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Evening Standard
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William Mata

At least 11 killed after Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon capital Beirut

Rescuers use an excavator to search the rubble of a levelled building, following an overnight Israeli airstrike - (AFP via Getty Images)

At least 11 people have been killed in central Beirut after a series of air strikes destroyed one building and left a crater in the ground.

The strikes hit the Basta neighbourhood early on Saturday with Lebanon's state-run National News Agency saying Israeli war planes "completely destroyed an eight-storey residential building with five missiles".

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