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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hussein Malla and Bilal Hussein

Photos of a central Beirut district struck by Israeli bombs

APTOPIX Lebanon Israel Iran - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Israel's military bombed a busy residential and commercial district in central Beirut after issuing a warning for residents to evacuate, saying it was targeting Hezbollah sites. The strikes hit a building in the Bashoura district twice, in the closest attack to downtown since the start of the war on Iran by Israel and the U.S.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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