Israeli airstrikes hit a building twice in central Beirut less than a kilometre from the government headquarters, Reuters video footage showed on Thursday (March 12).

The strikes came shortly after the Israeli military said it had begun a new wave of strikes on the Lebanese capital.

The airstrike at around 5:30 p.m. (1530 GMT) hit a building in the Bachoura neighbourhood, around 1 km (0.62 mile) from the Lebanese government's Grand Serail headquarters in downtown Beirut.

Before the strike, the Israeli military issued a warning telling residents they were near a Hezbollah facility against which it intended to action.

Israel launched an air and ground offensive last week against Hezbollah, which started attacks on Israel on March 2 that it said were aimed to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader at the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

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SHOWS: BEIRUT, LEBANON (MARCH 12, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. PROJECTILE STRIKING BUILDING IN CENTRAL BEIRUT (1523 GMT), PLUMES OF THICK SMOKE RISING

2. SLOW MOTION VERSION OF SHOT 1 SHOWING PROJECTILE STRIKING BUILDING IN CENTRAL BEIRUT (1523 GMT)

3. PROJECTILE HITTING A BUILDING (1536 GMT), AUDIO OF CAR ALARMS, PLUMES OF THICK SMOKE RISING/ PEOPLE GATHERING AND LOOKING