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Israel strikes central Beirut for first time in year of conflict

Israel strikes central Beirut for first time in year of conflict

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On Monday, an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in central Beirut, leveling it and killing at least one person. This was the first time Israel has targeted the center of the capital since the renewed outbreak of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in October 2023. The strike also resulted in the death of three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

Filippo Grandi
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
1. The number of people who have crossed into Syria from Lebanon fleeing Israeli air strikes — Lebanese and Syrian nationals — has reached 100,000.
Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi
Maronite Church
1. The assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah came to open a wound in the heart of the Lebanese.
John Kirby
White House National Security Council
1. An all-out war with Hezbollah, certainly with Iran, is not the way to do that. If you want to get those folks back home safely and sustainably, we believe that a diplomatic path is the right course.
2. But they will try to recover. We're watching to see what they do to try to fill this leadership vacuum. It's going to be tough. … Much of their command structure has now been wiped out.
Marcus Hellyer
Strategic Analysis Australia
1. Hezbollah has had plenty of time to stockpile thousands and thousands of rockets.
2. If Hezbollah fires off a whole bunch of rockets, they will swamp Israeli's missile defence system and some will inevitably get through.
3. So the question is, 'How many Iron Dome missiles does Israel have?' They'll have a lot, but you wonder how long they can keep up.
Sara Tohmaz
1. I think we are lucky enough to have a place to stay in Jordan, where my mother's relatives are based. We don't know what will happen next, and don't know when we will be back.
Francoise Azori
1. You won't be able to destroy us, whatever you do, however much you bomb, however much you displace people — we will stay here.
Abu Mohamad
1. It doesn't matter if he's alive or dead, because a leader like Nasrallah lives in us always.
Shoshana Mazraani
1. We're facing a big psychological challenge. We're are scared that the basic supplies will be cut off. I'm scared that if the situation continues, we will be cut off from everything.