Witness describes 'roar then explosion' from Israeli strikes on Beirut that killed 22
Distraught residents speak to Youssef Al-Mallah, the head of the rescue team, at the site of the Basta strike./ Amid acrid smoke and cries from residents, rescue workers were searching Friday morning for signs of anyone left trapped in the rubble from two Israeli air strikes that hit central Beirut overnight. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, 22 people died and 117 were wounded, making these the deadliest strikes in central Beirut of the recent escalation. At the site of the heaviest of the two, in the Shia neighbourhood ...
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