Israel strikes apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanese state media say

March 11 (Reuters) - ‌Israeli strikes ​targeted ​an apartment building in central Beirut on ‌Wednesday, Lebanese state media said, ⁠marking the second strike in ‌the city in ‌recent days.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli ​military and no immediate reports of casualties.

A previous strike ⁠in Beirut killed five members of ​Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Sunday.

Lebanon was drawn ​deeper into the ‌regional conflict after Iran-backed Hezbollah opened fire on ⁠Israel, saying it was retaliating for the killing of ⁠Iran's supreme leader.

Israel has since carried ​out air strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon and in Beirut’s southern ‌suburbs, killing nearly 500 people, including more than ‌80 children, according to ⁠Lebanon’s health ‌ministry.

(Reporting by ​Maya Gebeily; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Thomas ‌Derpinghaus)

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