Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut Thursday left two neighborhoods smoldering, killing 22 people and wounding dozens, Lebanon’s health ministry said.

Israeli strikes hit central Beirut on Thursday night in an attack local health officials said killed 22 people and injured 117.

The attack appeared to be the deadliest in Beirut in more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

The US has told the UN security council that Israel needs to urgently address “catastrophic conditions” among Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip and stop “inte

Israel needs to address urgently "catastrophic conditions" among Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip and stop "intensifying suffering" by limiting aid deliveries, its ally the United States told the U.

Since the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalated a year ago, much of Gaza’s infrastructure has been decimated, and food and aid supplies have become scarce.