JAKARTA - Four people were killed and 30 others were injured in an Israeli air strike on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, according to a source from the Lebanese ambulance service to RIA Novosti on Sunday.
"Four people were killed, 30 others were injured as a result of an Israeli air strike in Jnah," the source said, adding that the number may still be provisional.
A RIA Novosti correspondent earlier reported that the Israeli air force attacked the southern outskirts of Beirut. Israeli missiles hit several multi-storey residential buildings in the Jnah and Roueiss neighborhoods.
The Chinese Embassy is in the Jnah area. The area is also the location of the largest temporary shelter, which houses more than 8,000 refugees from southern and eastern Lebanon.
The escalation between Israel and Hezbollah began on March 2, when the Lebanese movement resumed rocket attacks on Israeli territory amid US and Israeli military attacks against Iran.
In response, Israel launched a massive attack on Lebanon, including the country's southern region, in the Beqaa Valley, and the outskirts of Beirut.
On March 16, the Israeli military officially announced the launch of a ground operation in southern Lebanon.
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