"I felt that my heart was going to stop - it was pounding very, very loud,” one witness told the BBC. The sound of the missile hitting the 12-storey building was heard across the Lebanese capital and smoke was still drifting into the air the following morning.

Israel’s military said it was striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut in the early hours on Wednesday, stating its operational capabilities have not been affected by Iran’s missile strikes.

ISRAEL has launched a “precision strike” on a reported Hezbollah stronghold” in Beirut. At least three loud explosions were reportedly heard in the Lebanese capital on Wednesday