Israel was targeting a senior Hezbollah commander, but failed to kill him, one Israeli official said. Hezbollah officials said none of the group’s leaders were at the attack site.

The death toll from the strike on a multi-storey building in central Beirut's Basta district is expected to rise.

At least 11 people have been killed and several others injured after an Israeli strike flattened a multi-story residential building in central Beirut overnight, Lebanese officials said. Israel has been escalating its attacks on the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah despite ongoing ceasefire efforts.