At least 6 killed in Israeli airstrike in Beirut as foreign nationals evacuate

At least six people were killed and seven injured in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in Beirut overnight, Lebanon's Health Ministry said Thursday, as governments around the world scrambled to evacuate their citizens from the country. The airstrike hit near the capital's residential Bashoura district.

Residents reported a sulfur-like smell following the attack, and Lebanon's state-run National News Agency accused Israel of using phosphorous bombs, which are prohibited by international law for use near civilian populations. Human rights groups have in the past accused Israel of using white phosphorus incendiary shells on towns and villages in conflict-hit southern Lebanon.

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