Israel has conducted limited ground incursions into Lebanon and carried out an air strike on central Beirut on Monday for the first time in almost two decades. Two people familiar with the situation said Israeli forces had carried out small-scale operations across the border,

The first apparent Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict leveled an apartment building early Monday. It came after Israel hit targets across Lebanon and killed dozens of people.

An airstrike has leveled an apartment building and killed three Palestinian militants in central Beirut, as Israel appeared to send a clear message that no part of Lebanon is out of bounds.