Overnight Israeli air strikes hit Beirut’s Basta - in pictures

  • Emergency workers and volunteers search for victims at the site of an Israeli air strike in central Beirut, Lebanon. AP
    Emergency workers and volunteers search for victims at the site of an Israeli air strike in central Beirut, Lebanon. AP
  • The Israeli air strikes destroyed and eight-storey building and damaged others in central Beirut's Basta district. AP
    The Israeli air strikes destroyed and eight-storey building and damaged others in central Beirut's Basta district. AP
  • Rescuers sift through the rubble of a levelled building in Basta. AFP
    Rescuers sift through the rubble of a levelled building in Basta. AFP
  • A man looks on as rescuers sift through the rubble of a levelled building in Basta. AFP
    A man looks on as rescuers sift through the rubble of a levelled building in Basta. AFP
  • Rescuers search for survivors and victims' bodies. AP
    Rescuers search for survivors and victims' bodies. AP
  • Elderly people near the site of the Israeli strike in Basta. Reuters
    Elderly people near the site of the Israeli strike in Basta. Reuters
  • People leave the area of the attack in Basta. Reuters
    People leave the area of the attack in Basta. Reuters
  • The search for survivors and victims' bodies continues. AP
    The search for survivors and victims' bodies continues. AP
  • Residents flee Basta with few belongings. Reuters
    Residents flee Basta with few belongings. Reuters
  • Ambulances at the site of the strike. Reuters
    Ambulances at the site of the strike. Reuters