At least 11 dead after Israeli air raid on Beirut

At least 11 dead after Israeli air raid on Beirut

Last night, Israeli air strikes in Beirut cost at least 11 people and injured numerous others, as Lebanese officials report. A multi -storey residential building in the city center was completely destroyed by the rocket attacks.

summary of the attacks

Israel intensified his attacks on the Lebanese military group Hezbollah, despite ongoing efforts to do an armistice. On Saturday morning, rescue workers in the densely populated area of ​​Basta searched for survivors in the Lebanese capital.

Details on the attack

The bombed area left a "deep crater", according to the state news agency NNA, which connected the devastating effects with so -called "bunkerbreaking" bombs. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, at least 63 other people were violated in the attack. The Israeli defense forces (IDF) had not pronounced any evacuation order for the area in the run -up to the attack and have not yet commented on the incident.

Current developments

This attack is the youngest in a series of Israeli air strikes on the central Beirut in the past few weeks, after the killing of a speaker by Hezbollah in a Air rupture last Sunday. Most Israeli air raids have been directed against the strong positions of the Hezbollah in the southern suburbs, since the hostility has increased in recent months have.

attacks on medical facilities

On Friday, the managing director of Dar Al Amal University Hospital was killed near Baalbek in the east of Lebanon, together with six of his colleagues, with a suspected Israeli attack, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. The IDF explained that she checked the reports about the attack on the hospital.

The humanitarian crisis

Since September, Israel has started a large offensive against Hezbollah, in which high -ranking commanders were killed and massive air strikes were carried out. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, almost 3,000 people have since been killed and thousands were injured. Over a million Lebanese have been sold, as the United Nations refugee work reports.

ceasefire negotiations

At the beginning of this week the US special amos Hochstein to Beirut, which was interpreted as progress in the ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah. Hochstein said on Tuesday that there was a ceasefire between the two "in close proximity".

positions of the Hezbollah and Israels

The Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that the group was negotiating on the condition of Lebanese sovereignty and that "the Israeli enemy has no right to violate, kill or enter from any prevalence at will." Israeli Minister emphasized that every agreement must include the protection of their reconnaissance capacity and the law of the Israeli military and the protection of the citizens of Israel from Hezbollah.

These developments show the continuing tensions in the Middle East and the urgent need for diplomatic solutions. CNNS Eyad Kourdi and Tamara Qiblawi contributed to this report.