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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tara Cobham

Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut kill at least 20 people

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 20 people in central Beirut, Lebanese officials have said, while diplomats scrambled to broker a ceasefire.

Lebanon’s health ministry said 66 people were also injured in the strikes on Saturday, which were the fourth in central Beirut in less than a week, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of the country’s capital continue without warning.

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