Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
Israel struck Central Beirut today, saying it was targeting Hezbollah militants and installations.
The Lebanese health ministry said 10 people were killed in two attacks this morning.
This comes as the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders for southern Lebanon.
NPR's Hadil Al-Shalji reports from Beirut.
The Israeli military struck and destroyed a building that it had previously targeted in the Bashurah neighborhood of Beirut.
An evacuation order for residents in that building was issued on social media at 4 a.m. local time.
The attack followed at 5.30 a.m. local time.
The Israeli military said it was targeting the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
Bashurah is a residential and commercial area near the Lebanese prime minister's office and several foreign embassies.
The Lebanese health ministry also condemned Israeli A U.S. warship with U.S.
President Trump is responding to the resignation of his director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
Joe Kent published a blistering resignation letter saying he could not support the administration's war on Iran.
Kent alleges it was begun after pressure from Israel and its powerful U.S. lobby.
Trump has dismissed him.
Senate Republicans confirmed him as head of the National Counterterrorism Center last July, while Democrats were sharply critical.
One of the most outspoken was Washington Democratic Senator Patty Murray.
She described Kent as a, quote, conspiracy theorist who espouses white supremacist views,
and she said he also pushed the, quote,
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady today.