Israel bombards Beirut as leaders prepare to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah

Israeli jets struck a residential building in central Beirut on Tuesday and issued new evacuation orders for 20 buildings in the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs (Hussein Malla/AP)

Israeli jets struck a residential building in central Beirut on Tuesday and issued new evacuation orders for 20 buildings in the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs.

The strike flattened the building in the city’s crowded Basta neighbourhood, the second attack on the area in recent days.