'Any feeling of safety is vanishing': Israeli strike on central Beirut kills nine - Compilation
An aerial view of Beirut shows that last night's air strike was close to several landmarks in the city.
Israeli forces targeted a multi-storey block in Bachoura where a Hezbollah member lived and which housed a Hezbollah-affiliated health centre, which Israel's military said was hit in a "precision" attack.
Lebanon's health ministry say nine people were killed and 14 injured in the attack.
Fresh explosions heard in BeirutBreaking
BBC journalists in Beirut have reported hearing explosions in the Dahiyeh area of the city.
Three large explosions were heard, according to Reuters news agency.
Emirates cancels Iran, Iraq, Jordan flights for three days
Dubai-based airline Emirates says it has cancelled flights from Dubai to Iraq, Iran and Jordan for three days over "regional unrest".
"Customers transiting through Dubai with final destinations in Iraq, Iran, and Jordan will not be accepted for travel at their point of origin until further notice," it said in a statement.
Last week Emirates cancelled flights between Dubai and Beirut until at least 8 October.
What's been happening this morning?
- The Israeli military says it has killed 15 Hezbollah members in an overnight airstrike
- Residents in 25 additional areas in southern Lebanon have been told to evacuate their homes and head north
- The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut last night has risen to nine, according to Lebanese officials
- Israel has announced that three senior Hamas figures were killed in Gaza three months ago
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