BEIRUT: In central Beirut’s Ramada hotel, a few meters away from Lebanon’s landmark Pigeon Rocks, no one expected an Israeli strike to disturb the relative safety of this touristy area.
The rock formation, which comprises a natural arch and neighboring sea stack, decorates the area of Raouche, facing a large banner that reads “beautiful romantic scenery.”
They stood witness to Israel’s first attack on central Beirut since the start of its new war against Hezbollah.
The health ministry said four people were killed in the Ramada, a four-star hotel, when a strike hit a fourth-floor room, leaving it a large blackened hole.
Windows in neighboring rooms were also shattered, as were the windscreens of several cars in the street.
