Israel Bombs Beirut Seafront, Kills Eight in Strike on Ramlet al-Bayda

An Israeli airstrike hit Ramlet al-Bayda, Beirut's public beachfront, causing multiple deaths and injuries amid conflicting tallies: Lebanon’s health ministry was reported as saying the strike killed 12 and wounded 28, while other local reports cited an eight-death toll and 31 wounded.

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BBC

The strike formed part of a new wave of strikes on central Beirut that Israeli forces said targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, crystallizing fears the war was expanding beyond southern outskirts of the capital.

BBC

Many of the dead and wounded were displaced people sheltering in tents and on the beach after fleeing earlier bombardment; eyewitnesses described chaotic scenes, bodies on the pavement, and children among the wounded.

Survivors said people were sleeping in tents and cars along the shore because they had nowhere else to go, and some accounts described a two-wave strike in which a second missile hit rescuers, creating panic and severe injuries to children and relatives.

El Mundo

Israeli authorities framed the strikes as targeting Hezbollah command posts and 'terrorist infrastructure' in Beirut, while political leaders demanded Lebanon disarm Hezbollah or face further action, including on-the-ground operations.

“Israel renews Beirut strikes as Netanyahu vows hard line on Hezbollah Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – Israel renewed its strikes on Beirut on Thursday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning that if the Lebanese government did not disarm Hezbollah, Israel would do the job "on the ground"”

France 24

Israeli officials released footage they said showed destruction of Hezbollah command centres, and senior ministers warned of expanded attacks and mobilization of reservists—language that accompanied an evacuation warning for southern Lebanon.

The strike and Beirut bombardment occurred amid a rapid regional escalation: Hezbollah carried out attacks on Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader,

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards reported joint missile and drone operations with Hezbollah, and militant barrages included close to 200 projectiles against northern Israeli towns, according to reporting.

New York Times

The wider violence has driven heavy Lebanese losses and mass displacement, with authorities reporting more than 687 dead and roughly 800,000 registered as displaced in a short period.

Reactions were sharply divided: some outlets and commentators labeled the beachfront strike and similar attacks as massacres or war crimes and compared the scenes to Gaza, while official Lebanese leaders appealed for an end to the bombing as residents fled.

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The Canary

Critics warned that methods used in Lebanon risked mirroring those already seen in Gaza, whereas Lebanese authorities stressed they were trying to stop the fighting even as evacuations and warnings escalated across the country.

The Canary