An Israeli strike has destroyed a building in central Beirut, as missiles continue to hit areas far from where the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group has its strongest presence.
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BBC team was jolted awake around 05:00 (03:00 GMT) by the sound of the blast. The Israeli military had issued a warning at 04:00 to evacuate the building and nearby areas, saying it was a facility affiliated with Hezbollah that Israel would target.
There are no known casualties so far from the strike near downtown businesses and hotels.
War started in Lebanon on 2 March when Hezbollah fired missiles at Israel to support Iran in the ongoing regional conflict. Israel responded with bombing and then troops entering Lebanon's south.
The Lebanese health ministry says that 912 people, including at least 111 children, have been killed since 2 March.
More than a million people have been forced to leave their homes, mainly in the south and east of the country and southern Beirut, where Hezbollah's presence is strongest. But strikes have not been limited to those areas.
The building hit in the Bashoura neighbourhood of Beirut on Wednesday had already been targeted several times in recent days - and has now been completely demolished and reduced to a pile of rubble.
Video footage shows a missile hitting the base of the multi-storey building and the structure collapsing.
The strike hit just a few hundred metres from residential buildings and hotels.
The area was immediately shrouded in smoke, with debris scattered across the street and the smell of burning lingering in the air.
Bystanders stood in shock, surveying the destruction. Emergency responders were on site, though prior warnings are believed to have prompted many residents to evacuate before the hit.
Tensions quickly rose among onlookers. Some shouted angrily, directing blame at Israel, while a group of men raised a tall poster of Hezbollah's slain leader, Hassan Nasrallah, marching it to the top of the pile of rubble.
"Long live Nasrallah," they chanted.
