Israel bombards Beirut suburbs as fighting rages in southern Lebanon

Five healthcare workers killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, Ministry of Public Health says.

Israeli forces have bombarded southern Lebanon and the suburbs of Beirut, killing at least five medics and crumpling a multistorey building, as ground troops have clashed with Hezbollah fighters in the south.

Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli warplanes launched strikes on Friday on two buildings just inside Beirut’s southern suburbs.

A missile struck the middle of an 11-storey building housing shops, a gym and apartments located on a usually busy street in the heavily populated area.

The impact sparked a fireball and caused the structure to collapse on top of itself, littering the road with debris.