- An Israeli airstrike hit a building in central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood on Wednesday, 18 March, with the moment captured on eyewitness video.
- The Israeli military had issued a statement urging the evacuation of the building prior to the attack.
- The Lebanese health ministry reported that at least six people were killed in the airstrikes across Beirut.
- Israel has intensified its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
- Airstrikes also pounded the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut, with explosions lighting up the night sky.
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