The attack came as senior U.S. diplomats were in the region to push for cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza, hoping to wind down the wars in the Middle East in the Biden administration’s final months.
The state-run National News Agency reported that an Israeli strike on the nearby town of Maarakeh killed three people. There were no reports of casualties in Tyre, where the Israeli military had issued evacuation warnings prior to the strikes.
Documents note that Israel continues to move military assets in place to conduct military strike in response to Iran's blistering ballistic missile attack on October 1
The Israeli army has launched intensive attacks on Lebanon since late September in an escalation with Hezbollah, heightening concerns about a broader war
Israel's Channel 12 TV reported that the building's occupants were in a protected area during the attack, as warning sirens had been activated in Herzliya and the nearby cities of Ramat Hasharon and Hod Hasharon, all within the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.
In a statement from the Lebanese Council of Ministers on Tuesday, Al-Khater met with Prime Minister Najib Mikati, expressing Qatar's support for Lebanon amid the escalating Hezbollah-Israel conflict and reaffirming Arab unity in condemning Israeli attacks.
Speaking at the UN headquarters in New York, Guterres warned on Tuesday that the Middle East "is a powder keg with many parties holding the match." He noted that he had warned for months about the risk of the conflict spreading, adding that the situation in the occupied West Bank is "boiling over," with attacks in Lebanon threatening the entire region.