The strikes came a day after heavy bombardment of Beirut’s southern suburbs and as heavy ground fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants continues in southern Lebanon, with Israeli troops pushing further into the country.
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00:00At least 11 people were killed and dozens injured after Israeli airstrikes devastated
00:07parts of central Beirut, with diplomats scrambling to broker a ceasefire in the country.
00:12The strike destroyed an eight-story building, leaving a crater in the ground, and was the
00:17fourth on the Lebanese capital in less than a week.
00:21Lebanon's civil defence said the reported death toll was provisional, as emergency responders
00:26were still digging through the rubble looking for survivors.
00:29A separate drone strike in the southern port city of Tyre killed one person and injured
00:33another, according to the state-run National News Agency.
00:38The news comes as heavy ground fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants continues
00:43in southern Lebanon, with Israeli troops pushing farther from the border.
00:48A US envoy travelled to the region earlier this week in an attempt to broker a ceasefire
00:53between Israel and Hezbollah, claiming a truce was within grasp.
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