Israeli attack on hotel in Lebanon’s Beirut kills four

Israel says it targeted key commanders of Iran’s elite Quds Force of the IRGC but did not name them.Published On 8 Mar 2026Health officials in Lebanon have said an Israeli attack on a hotel in the centre of the capital, Beirut, has killed at least four people, with Israel saying it targeted commanders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as it escalates its attacks on Iran.Lebanon was drawn into the regional war on March 2, when Iran-backed group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the US-Israeli strikes that began on February 28 and have killed more than 1,300 people.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4At least 41 killed in Israeli air attacks on Lebanon’s Bekaalist 2 of 4Aftermath of village in Lebanon after Hezbollah, Israeli troops clashlist 3 of 4Israel extending ‘Gaza playbook’ to Lebanon, charity warnslist 4 of 4Anti-aircraft fire seen in eastern Lebanon amid Israeli incursionend of listEarly on Sunday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said an Israeli air raid hit Beirut’s city centre, targeting “a hotel room” in Raouche, a popular tourist destination. In addition to the four killed, at least 10 people were wounded, it added.Raouche had remained untouched by Israeli strikes during the war between Israel and Hezbollah, which ended with a ceasefire in November 2024, as well as Israel’s subsequent attacks in violation of the agreement.The area along the Mediterranean coast is home to dozens of hotels, now overcrowded with displaced people who fled their homes elsewhere in Lebanon due to the ongoing fighting.The targeted hotel was also housing displaced people fleeing the war in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, and some were seen leaving the building for fear of further air strikes.In a statement, the Israeli military said it targeted key commanders of the IRGC’s elite Quds Force, but did not name them.“The commanders of the Quds Force’s Lebanon Corps operated to advance terror attacks against the state of Israel and its civilians, while operating simultaneously for the IRGC in Iran,” it added.