An Israeli airstrike hit a hotel building in central Beirut early on Sunday, 8th March, killing at least four people and injuring ten others, the Lebanese health ministry announced. The airstrike hit an apartment inside the Ramada hotel building in the Raouche area, located in the Lebanese capital.
Security forces later sealed off the area after the airstrike, with broken windows and heavy damage to a room seen inside the hotel.
Israeli Strike on Beirut Hotel Kills IRGC Quds Force Commanders
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The Israeli military said the airstrike targeted key commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. According to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), the targets were members of the Quds Force’s Lebanon Corps, who were working from Lebanon to plan attacks against Israel and its citizens. Israel did not publicly identify the commanders they claimed to have targeted with the airstrike.
According to a statement released by the IDF, the Iranian leadership often operates among civilian populations in Iran and Lebanon, using them as human shields while planning their attacks. The IDF further claimed that it used precision weapons and aerial surveillance to reduce the risk to civilians during the operation.
The hotel had been sheltering displaced families who had fled the conflict in the southern parts of Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut. After the airstrike, several people were seen leaving the hotel due to fears of further air strikes.
The strike came as tensions in the region continue to rise. The conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah has continued to intensify in the region. This came after the group launched rockets and drones into Israel. In response to the attack, Israel launched a series of heavy airstrikes in the southern and eastern parts of Lebanon as well as the areas near Beirut.
