Smoke rises from a building targeted by an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Smoke rises from a building hit by a targeted Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
A projectile approaches its target during an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Smoke rises from a building targeted by an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Two boys watch as smoke rises from a building nearby after an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Smoke rises from a building after an Israeli targeted strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Smoke rises from a building after an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Residents watch as smoke rises from a nearby building during an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
A man views the destroyed branch of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a non-bank financial institution run by Hezbollah, that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
A flash and smoke from an explosion is seen behind a building during an Israeli targeted strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
People inspect the site of a destroyed branch of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a non-bank financial institution run by Hezbollah, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
People check the site of a destroyed branch of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a non-bank financial institution run by Hezbollah, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
A man checks his scooter near a destroyed branch of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, background, a non-bank financial institution run by Hezbollah, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
A man walks at the site of a destroyed branch of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, background, a non-bank financial institution run by Hezbollah, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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By HUSSEIN MALLA and BILAL HUSSEIN
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel's military bombed a busy residential and commercial district in central Beirut after issuing a warning for residents to evacuate, saying it was targeting Hezbollah sites. The strikes hit a building in the Bashoura district twice, in the closest attack to downtown since the start of the war on Iran by Israel and the U.S.
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