The airstrike in the Bachoura neighborhood was the deadliest so far inside the Lebanese capital. The predominantly Shiite area is close to government and U.N. buildings.

Israel bombed Beirut early on Thursday, killing at least six people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes with Iran-backed Hezbollah. Israel said it had conducted a precise air strike on the Lebanese capital.