Israel carried out a deadly air raid Thursday on a Hezbollah rescue facility in central Beirut, Lebanese sources said, after multiple Israeli ground troops were killed near the border.The second strike targeting the capital's centre this week follows Iran launching its largest missile attack yet on its arch-foe Israel,

The clashes came hours after Iran launched its largest missile attack yet on Israel. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran would pay for its “big mistake”.

An Israeli strike has landed within Beirut’s city limits, not far from downtown, Reuters have reported. Witnesses in central Beirut heard a massive blast. The Lebanese health ministry has said 46 people were killed and 85 others injured by “enemy Israeli strikes” across the country over the past 24 hours.

AM3rd US charter flight departs LebanonA third U.S. charter flight departed Thursday from Beirut and landed in Frankfurt, Germany, early Friday morning local time, according to the State Department.The flight departed with 97 American citizens and eligible family members on board,