???? Live: Israeli air strike hits central Beirut, a first in 18 years
An Israeli air strike hit an apartment building in central Beirut on Monday in the first attack on the Lebanese capital outside the Hezbollah-stronghold southern suburbs since the 2006 war. The strike in Beirut’s Cola district killed three leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), according to the leftist Palestinian militant group, as Israel escalated hostilities against Iran’s allies in the region. Read our blog for the latest developments from the Middle East.
Tomas Kauer - Moderator 
An Israeli air strike hit an apartment building in central Beirut on Monday in the first attack on the Lebanese capital outside the Hezbollah-stronghold southern suburbs since the 2006 war. The strike in Beirut’s Cola district killed three leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), according to the leftist Palestinian militant group, as Israel escalated hostilities against Iran’s allies in the region. Read our blog for the latest developments from the Middle East.
