Israel Strikes Beirut Hotel, Lebanon Says Nearly 400 Killed

Israeli strikes hit Beirut's Raouche hotel area.

“Lebanese authorities said nearly 400 people have been killed over the past week as Israel struck a hotel in central Beirut on Sunday, marking the first attack on the city center since the latest war against Hezbollah began”

Daily Sabah

Rescuers and officials reported bodies and wounded amid heavy evacuation and overcrowding of hotels.

Daily Sabah

Israel's military said it carried out a 'precise strike' targeting key commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force.

A security official told AFP that 'Hezbollah-linked rescuers recovered three bodies from a hotel in Raouche.'

Local reporting described a blast in Beirut's Raouche/Ramada hotel area that wounded civilians and displaced families.

Broader coverage noted that Israeli air-raid sirens and civilian sheltering have been reported inside Israel.

Vijesti reported the health ministry gives a cumulative death toll of 394, including many women and children.

The Express Tribune quoted Lebanese official Rakan Nassereddine saying the recent strikes killed 42 women and 83 children and injured 274 women and 254 children.

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Daily Sabah noted on-the-ground recovery that Hezbollah-linked rescuers recovered three bodies from a hotel in Raouche.

Israel framed the strikes as targeted operations against Iranian-linked commanders in Lebanon.

“Lebanon says nearly 400 killed, over 1,110 injured in ongoing Israeli attacks Despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah since Nov 2024, Israel’s near-daily violations have left hundreds dead Israel's military said it hit Iranian commanders in the Lebanese capital early on Sunday, expanding the scope of its campaign to the heart of Beirut after days of strikes that have left nearly 400 people dead”

The Express Tribune

Multiple outlets reported Israeli claims that the Quds Force was being targeted.

Daily Sabah reported that Israel's military said it carried out a 'precise strike' targeting key commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force.

The Express Tribune covered Israel’s accusation that the Quds Force’s Lebanon Corps was coordinating terror attacks against Israel while acting on behalf of Iran’s IRGC.

Vijesti recorded that Israel said it targeted senior commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Quds Force.

The strikes form part of a wider escalation that has displaced hundreds of thousands, caused extensive destruction in Hezbollah strongholds and intensified regional tensions connected to US‑Israeli action against Iran.

The Express Tribune said Israel "expanded a military campaign in Lebanon" and that despite the November 2024 ceasefire "near-daily violations have continued."

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The Express Tribune reported that Israel says its offensive "has killed more than 4,000 people and wounded 17,000."

It added that "the latest round of fighting has killed nearly 300 people, displaced hundreds of thousands of Lebanese, and left extensive destruction in Hezbollah strongholds around Beirut and in towns such as Nabi Chit."

Vijesti put the wider escalation in regional context, saying "Fighting across the Middle East intensified after US and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28."

Daily Sabah highlighted humanitarian pressure, reporting that Raouche "now has many hotels overcrowded with displaced people."

Reports and officials show disputed figures and competing claims that complicate independent verification, even as regional actors and religious leaders called for restraint.

“Lebanese authorities said nearly 400 people have been killed over the past week as Israel struck a hotel in central Beirut on Sunday, marking the first attack on the city center since the latest war against Hezbollah began”

Daily Sabah

Vijesti noted that "Iranian officials and the Red Crescent put much higher casualty and damage figures inside Iran from US‑Israeli strikes, claims that some outlets say are not independently verified," and recorded that "Pope Leo XIV urged an end to the violence and renewed dialogue."

Daily Sabah

The Express Tribune said Lebanon has "ordered arrests/deportations of IRGC members (Hezbollah denies Iranian forces are operating on the ground)."

Daily Sabah documented Israeli statements that it "carried out a \"precise strike\"" and on-the-ground recovery that "Hezbollah-linked rescuers recovered three bodies from a hotel in Raouche," underscoring competing claims and active recovery operations.