Israel Strikes Beirut, Targets Iranian Commanders

Israeli forces struck central Beirut in an operation described by Israel as a "precise strike" targeting key commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force.

“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

Lebanese authorities reported deaths and injuries from strikes on hotel suites in the city.

Daily Sabah

Daily Sabah reported Israel’s military statement that it carried out a "precise strike" aimed at Quds Force commanders.

Vijesti.me noted that Israel said it had targeted detection and air-defense systems and key Quds Force commanders.

Vijesti.me said a strike on a suite in the Ramada hotel in central Beirut "killed at least four people and injured ten," according to Lebanese authorities and Reuters.

Local rescue sources reported bodies recovered from a hotel in Beirut's Raouche district.

Reports emphasised that civilians were present in hotels that were hit and that hotels were overcrowded with displaced people.

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

Daily Sabah also noted Raouche's hotels are 'overcrowded with displaced people'.

vijesti.me likewise noted that the Ramada hotel strike hit accommodation that 'housed displaced civilians'.

Observers and reporting tie the Beirut strikes into a broader escalation after weeks of cross‑border attacks.

“Conflicts continued in the Middle East after the United States (US) and Israel attacked Iran on February 28th”

vijesti.me

They noted this was the first strike to hit central Beirut since the renewed hostilities that followed a November 2024 ceasefire.

vijesti.me said the strike was the first to hit central Beirut since the renewed hostilities and linked it to last week’s Israeli killing of a Quds Force commander, Daoud Ali Zadeh, in Tehran.

Daily Sabah said Raouche had been spared during the Israel–Hezbollah war and referenced the area’s displacement pressures.

Israeli authorities framed the operation as a pre-emptive move against planned attacks on Israeli civilians.

The strikes hit civilian-occupied sites and displaced people, raising questions about civilian harm amid the escalation.

Daily Sabah

vijesti.me reported Israel’s claim that the targeted commanders 'were planning attacks on Israeli civilians' and that 'the hotel housed displaced civilians.'

Daily Sabah relayed the military’s description of the strike as 'precise' even as rescuers recovered bodies from hotel sites.

The escalation has regional and diplomatic reverberations, with reporting linking the strikes and reprisals to broader Iran-linked activity and noting international political comments in that context.

“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

Vijesti.me connected heavy fighting between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran-linked forces and also reported that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni "was praised by U.S. President Donald Trump, who said she was ready to support the United States and Israel against Iran."

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Daily Sabah’s coverage emphasized the immediate human impact in Beirut’s Raouche area.