Israeli strikes hit central Beirut, southern suburbs without warning Israeli strikes hit central Beirut and the city’s southern suburbs early Wednesday, Lebanese media reported, with explosions heard across the capital. News agency AFP reported that one strike hit an apartment in the Zuqaq al-Blat neighbourhood near government offices and embassies, while another targeted the Basta district. Additional strikes were reported in the southern suburbs, a stronghold of Hezbollah, as the attacks came without prior warning.