Lebanese police say an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut killed at least 11 people and injured scores more.
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As part of a military escalation against the Lebanese militant organisation Hezbollah, Israel struck an eight-story skyscraper in Beirut overnight.
The Lebanese National News Agency reported that the Israeli strike severely damaged the Basta neighborhood and reduced the residential building to rubble.
There was no senior Hezbollah member in the building that was destroyed, according to Lebanese officials.
They added that at least 63 other people were injured in the strike. Rescuers are searching for survivors under the debris.
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