Moment building in central Beirut collapses after Israeli strike

Footage shows a multistorey building collapsing in the Bashoura neighbourhood after being hit by missiles on Wednesday morning. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 The Israeli military had issued a warning at 4am local time to evacuate the building and nearby area. 'To everyone present in the building marked in red on the attached map and the adjacent buildings: you are located near a facility belonging to the terrorist group Hezbollah, which the IDF will be targeting,' it said Middle East crisis – live updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/18/iran-war-live-updates-oil-prices-hormuz-trump-larijani-key-leader-killed-israel-strikes The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #Beirut #IsraelUS #Iranwar #IsraelUSstrikes #bombing #Beirut