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Several killed in Israeli strike on building in Lebanon's Baalbek

AL-Monitor
Mar 3, 2026
Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir — Mohamed Azakir

March 4 (Reuters) - Several people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a four-storey residential building in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek, the state news agency NNA reported early on Wednesday.

Rescue teams were working to pull families from beneath the rubble, NNA said.

(Reporting by Enas Alashray and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)