Israel launches airstrikes on central area of Beirut, killing 22, injuring 117
Israel has launched an airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, outside of the city’s southern suburbs, killing about two dozen people and wounding scores of others. | The Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon said on Thursday night at least 22 people were killed and 117 wounded in Israeli strikes on Beirut this evening. The Israeli army attacked the central area of the city. A huge number of people were injured they were brought to nearby hospitals in the surrounding neighborhood. The hospitals have asked for no one to come and donate blood because they are already overwhelmed. People could be seen overwhelmed with grief outside the American University of Beirut Medical Center, where some of the casualties were being treated. People outside told reporters that they saw streaks in the sky and, of course, big explosions. People were running and screaming in these neighborhoods, absolutely traumatized. Many people have come from the southern suburbs of Beirut and are sheltering in the densely packed neighborhoods in central Beirut. About 700,000 people emptied from these suburbs into these areas.
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