3 killed and 17 injured in Israeli strike on southern Beirut, Lebanese health ministry says

 At least three people were killed and 17 others injured in the Israeli strike on southern Beirut, Lebanon’s health ministry said. 

Lebanese media, including the official National News Agency, reported several casualties from the attack, which reportedly targeted a senior Hezbollah figure.

An ambulance arrives at a hospital after an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on September 20. 

Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Ambulances are transporting the victims, both the dead and the injured, from the area, including a large number of children and women, NNA reported.

The building is located in a densely populated area, which is also a Hezbollah stronghold