At #Least 22 #Killed, #Dozens Wounded in #Israeli #Airstrikes on #Central #Beirut

Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut Thursday left two neighborhoods in devastation, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. The strikes targeted residential buildings in Ras al-Nabaa and Burj Abi Haidar, marking the deadliest attack in over a year of escalating conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. Witnesses reported scenes of chaos as emergency services responded to the collapsed buildings, and the Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed a death toll that continues to rise. The strikes come amid an intensifying war that has already claimed thousands of lives on both sides. Hezbollah vowed further retaliation, following Israel’s ongoing military campaign across Lebanon. This latest attack has drawn international condemnation, with the European Union denouncing the strikes as “inadmissible,” while U.N. peacekeepers, already caught in the crossfire, were forced to relocate amid increasing danger. The cycle of violence shows