Israel launched 100 airstrikes on Beirut in 10 minutes

Israel launched a series of 100 air strikes in Beirut on Wednesday, causing panic among residents in the most violent attack on the capital since the start of the war with Hezbollah.

The Israeli military said it carried out its "largest coordinated strike across Lebanon". Israel has insisted the two-week truce in its war with Iran does not apply to Lebanon. 

Simultaneous strikes on the capital came without warning, prompting people on streets to start running and motorists to honk their horns in an effort to clear the way, according to 



journalists.

"I saw the blast, it was very strong, and there were children killed, some with their hands cut off," Yasser Abdallah, who works in an appliance store in central Beirut, told Media. 

One of the strikes hit Corniche al-Mazraa, one of the main roads in the capital. 

An media photographer saw widespread damage, buildings ablaze and destroyed cars. 

"A plane struck, and people started running left and right, and smoke was billowing" from the targeted building, said another witness, Ali Younes.