A look at where Israel struck in central Beirut on the deadliest day of the Israel-Hezbollah war

Israel’s intense barrage of airstrikes on Wednesday hit without warning deep inside the Lebanese capital of Beirut, blowing buildings open to the elements and reducing apartment blocks to rubble in parts of the city that have traditionally escaped attack

April 9, 2026Updated: April 9, 2026

By ISABEL DEBRE