BEIRUT/JERUSALEM ¨C Israel bombed central Beirut in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least six people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes against Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.
Israel said it conducted a precise airstrike on Beirut.
Reuters witnesses reported hearing a massive blast, and a security source said it targeted a building in central Beirut¡¯s Bachoura neighborhood close to parliament, the nearest Israeli strikes have come to Lebanon¡¯s seat of government.
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