At least 20 killed in Israeli attack in central Beirut

Footage shared on social media showed massive black smoke clouds rising above Beirut's southern suburbs following Sunday's strikes, which came after Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee warned residents on social media to evacuate several buildings in the area.

The heavy exchanges of fire came despite an immediate Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire call from top EU diplomat Josep Borrell while on a visit to Lebanon Sunday.

A series of Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon claimed dozens of lives, including 29 fatalities in a devastating attack that flattened a multi-story residential building in the densely populated Basta area of central Beirut.

The Israeli army bombed an eight-story building in the heart of the Lebanese capital, killing a provisional toll of 20.