Lebanon: At the scene after Israel strikes central Beirut

An apparent attempted assassination tore through a Beirut tower block, far from Hezbollah's base.

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Unlike for many of the other strikes targeting Hezbollah in recent days in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the IDF did not issue an evacuation order in advance.

Five members of staff and two volunteer paramedics at a health facility located in the same building were killed, according to the Hezbollah-linked civil defence agency - an emergency response organisation. Nine died in total, according to Lebanese authorities.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strike "targeted terror assets of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation".

BBC News teams went to the scene and tried to piece together what happened.

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