Israeli strike in Beirut kills four, leaves 18 people wounded

An Israeli air strike in central Beirut has left four people dead and 18 wounded, Lebanon’s health ministry reported. The attack took place near the Lebanese government's headquarters and a Shia mosque.

The strike also occurred close to the building of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. Smoke billowed from the area as ambulance sirens filled the air.

Parts of central Beirut, such as the Zuqaq al-Blat neighbourhood, have become shelters for those displaced by the conflict in southern Lebanon and the city's southern suburbs.