Israeli Airstrikes on Central Beirut Kill 22, Injure 117

Israeli airstrikes hit the Ras el-Nabaa neighborhood in central Beirut late Thursday, killing 22 people and injuring 117 others. The strikes, which targeted two residential buildings, occurred without warning around midnight. This marks the third Israeli airstrike in central Beirut since late September, following earlier strikes on Kola and Bachoura. Eyewitnesses described intense shockwaves and smoke rising from the damaged area. Emergency services responded as residents evacuated. The attack follows separate airstrikes earlier in the evening, which killed 11 and injured 48 in Beirut.