Israeli airstrikes hit neighboring parts of Lebanon, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens in an air raid on Beirut, according to the Associated Press.
The attack was the deadliest in more than a year of war between the warring countries and further escalated the conflict with Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants.
Lebanon's Health Ministry told The Associated Press that the airstrikes simultaneously targeted two residential buildings in separate neighborhoods, destroying an eight-story building and destroying the lower floors of the other.
The Israeli military told The Associated Press it was investigating the reported attack. Israeli airstrikes are more prevalent in Beirut's dense southern suburbs, where Hezbollah is based for most of its operations.
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Debris and damage surround the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, October 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
The attack took place on the same day Israeli forces opened fire on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, wounding two of them, the Associated Press reported.
Hezbollah has expanded its rocket attacks into densely populated areas deep inside Israel, causing few casualties but disrupting daily life for the country's people.
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A man uses a cell phone as flames and smoke rise at the scene of an Israeli airstrike hitting a building in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) (AP Photo/Bilal Hussain)
The attacks across Israel come as the Jewish state is embroiled in multiple conflicts with Hamas in the south and Hezbollah in the north.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Biden met on Wednesday to discuss expected Israeli retaliatory strikes against Iran following last week's large-scale missile attack on Israel, Israeli news outlets reported. .
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People carry bodies at the site of a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, October 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussain)
of The Biden administration is growing frustrated. It has negotiated with Israel over not disclosing security details and previously urged Hezbollah to invade Lebanon over concerns it could spark a wider regional war. I was strongly urged not to start.
The White House has urged Israel not to attack Iran's nuclear or oil facilities and to keep retaliation “proportionate,” but the administration has not specified what such an attack would look like. has not been made clear.
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Some 1.2 million people have been displaced in Lebanon since the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel escalated last month. More than 400,000 people have fled Lebanon to Syria, and around 1,400 have been killed, based on figures provided by the Lebanese Ministry of Health and the number of fighters believed to have been killed by Israel. Some 70,000 Israelis have been uprooted from their northern communities since the conflict began.
Fox News Digital's Caitlin McFall and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
