“Hezbollah deliberately embedded its infrastructure in these civilian areas, using the Lebanese civilian population as a human shield.”

The once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon’s capital continued while diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire.

In the fourth attack in less than a week, an eight-story building was blown to rubble in the 4am strike.

Israeli airstrikes in Beirut kill 20 amid cease-fire talks, escalating violence in Lebanon and Gaza, displacing thousands.