The escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has resulted in a devastating airstrike on Beirut, killing at least 15 people and injuring 63 more. The attack, one of several in recent days, targeted an eight-story building, leaving emergency services searching for survivors. Reports also indicate the deaths of two Palestinian refugees in a drone strike near Tyre.
Israel i airstrikes on Beirut have killed at least 15 people and left 63 injured, while Palestinian refugees were said to have been killed in a drone strike on southern Lebanon . In the fourth attack in less than a week, an eight-story building was blown to rubble in the 4am strike and emergency services have warned the death count could still rise as they continue to search for survivors.
The attacks have pounded the city without warning as diplomats continue to scramble to broker a ceasefire between the warring nations. On the same day a drone strike is claimed to have killed two refugees, who were out on a fishing trip from a nearby refugee camp by the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre. Israeli attacks have killed more than 3,500 people, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. The fighting has displaced about 1.2 million people - a quarter of the country's population. On the Israeli side, about 90 soldiers and nearly 50 civilians have been killed by bombardment in northern Israel and the fighting. The escalation comes after U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein traveled to the region in pursuit of a deal to end months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that has erupted into full-on war.
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