Lebanon reports 1 killed in Israeli strike targeting office of Hezbollah-linked broadcaster

Flames and smoke rises from buildings hit by Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburb of Beirut, October 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Flames and smoke rises from buildings hit by Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburb of Beirut, October 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike targeting an office belonging to a Beirut-based TV station killed one person, Lebanon’s Health Ministry says.

The ministry says five other people, including a child, were wounded in Wednesday’s strike. The child was seriously injured and admitted to the hospital.

Pan-Arab TV channel Al-Mayadeen, which is politically allied with the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, said its office in the area between Jnah and Ouzai on the outskirts of Beirut’s southern suburbs was targeted.

“Al-Mayadeen holds the Israeli occupation accountable for the attack on a known media office for a known media outlet,” Al-Mayadeen TV said.

The name of the person killed is unknown.

Al Mayadeen said that the office had been evacuated. The Israeli army did not issue a warning before the strike.

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