Lebanon's Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike on an apartment in central Beirut has killed nine people. Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence since late September but has rarely struck in the heart of the Lebanese capital.

Nine people have reportedly been killed in an airstrike on Lebanon's capital, as Israel continues its attacks on the country. Meanwhile, the Israeli military says it has killed the head of Hamas's government in Gaza.