- Title: Israeli airstrikes hit building in central Beirut
- Date: 12th March 2026
- Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (MARCH 12, 2026) (REUTERS) PROTESTERS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE GREEK PARLIAMENT WITH BANNERS READING (Greek): “HANDS OFF IRAN” PROTESTERS WITH BANNERS AND PLACARDS READING (Greek): “STOP THE WAR” PROTESTERS GATHERED HOLDING BANNERS, RIOT POLICE ESCORTING PROTESTERS PROTESTER CHANTING (Greek): “No involvement (in the war), this government must be overthrown.”
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- Keywords: CENTRAL BEIRUT IRAN ISRAEL LEBANON STRIKES USA
- Location: BEIRUT, LEBANON
- City: BEIRUT, LEBANON
- Country: Lebanon
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001343512032026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Israeli airstrikes hit a building twice in central Beirut less than a kilometre from the government headquarters, Reuters video footage showed on Thursday (March 12).
The strikes came shortly after the Israeli military said it had begun a new wave of strikes on the Lebanese capital.
The airstrike at around 5:30 p.m. (1530 GMT) hit a building in the Bachoura neighbourhood, around 1 km (0.62 mile) from the Lebanese government's Grand Serail headquarters in downtown Beirut.
Before the strike, the Israeli military issued a warning telling residents they were near a Hezbollah facility against which it intended to action.
Israel launched an air and ground offensive last week against Hezbollah, which started attacks on Israel on March 2 that it said were aimed to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader at the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
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