Lebanon: Deadly Israeli strike hits close to Beirut’s main hospital

At least 18 people, including a child, have been killed in an Israeli strike near a hospital in southern Beirut, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health says. The overnight attack near Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Lebanon’s biggest public health facility, located a few kilometres from the city centre, also wounded 57 people, the ministry said on Tuesday. Rescuers were searching for survivors beneath the rubble. Israel had issued evacuation warnings shortly before targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs with heavy strikes. There was no warning, however, for the area around Rafik Hariri Hospital, which is densely populated and has seen an influx of people displaced from areas farther south. Nearly a month of war between Israel and Hezbollah has killed at least 1,489 people in Lebanon, according to Lebanese Health Ministry figures. Hezbollah remains defiant, rejecting ceasefire conditions amid fears of further escalation. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Lebanon #Beirut #SouthernBeirut #RafikHaririUniversityHospital #Israel #Hezbollah #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelLebanonWar #HezbollahIsraelTensions #HezbollahIsraelClashes #IsraelHezbollahAttacks #OperationArrowsOfTheNorth #AlJazeeraEnglish