Lebanon’s capital city is returning to a cycle of violence and destruction just as it was beginning to stabilize after years of chaos.

A powerful Israeli airstrike in central Beirut early Saturday has left at least 20 dead and over 60 injured, according to Lebanese officials. The pre-dawn attack, aimed at targeting a senior Hezbollah figure,

A powerful Israeli air strike flattened a residential building in central Beirut early Saturday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 63 others, while a Hezbollah official denied it targeted a senior commander with the militant group.