Lebanon says four killed in Israeli strike on hotel in BeirutA general view of Beirut's southern suburbs appearing without electricity, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 7, 2026. REUTERSBEIRUT: At least four ​people were killed ‌when an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the Ramada hotel building in central Beirut, Lebanon's ​health ⁠ministry said, the first strike to hit the heart of the capital ‌since Israel-Hezbollah hostilities resumed last week. Ten people were also injured in the strike in ⁠Beirut's Raouche area, the health ministry said in a statement. The hotel was housing displaced people fleeing the war in southern Lebanon ​and Beirut's southern suburbs, and some were seen leaving the ​building ‌for fear of further airstrikes. Israel responded with heavy strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon and near Beirut.

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