Lebanon-Israeli Strike/Residential Area
Lebanon-Israeli Strike/Residential Area
Dateline : March 18, 2026
Location : Lebanon
Duration : 2'19
Beirut, Lebanon - March 18, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of rubble, debris, wrecked vehicles in Al-Bashoora neighborhood after Israeli airstrike
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) resident, Al-Bashoora neighborhood (no name given):
"We were at the Abu al-Fadl cafe -- it's a well-known spot where we gather and stay up late -- when they warned the building's residents to evacuate. As usual, we took the women and children and moved them to a nearby building, where they spent the night. They claim it's a strike against Hezbollah, but there's no Hezbollah presence in this area. They say Hezbollah is hiding money there, but why would they put money here, especially after this area was already targeted in the 2024 war? They are lying."
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) resident, Al-Bashoora neighborhood (no name given):
"Our message to [U.S. President Donald] Trump is this: we will defeat you and we will defeat the West, because you will not be able to defeat us. The people of the South cannot be defeated, no matter how many fleets, tanks, and aircraft you bring. In the end, we are the rightful owners of this land, and we will defeat you. No colonizer has ever set foot here without us driving them out. They cannot remain on our land. Even if the entire U.S. fleet comes to Beirut, we will defeat them."
4. Various of rubble; excavators removing debris
An Israeli airstrike hit a Lebanese residential area in central Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and causing significant destruction.
The attack on the Al-Bashoora neighborhood was part of a deadly wave of overnight Israeli strikes that stretched from the Lebanese capital through the country's southern and eastern parts, which left at least 27 dead and an specified number wounded, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
The strike caused extensive damage across the neighborhood, where a 10-storey building collapsed and many vehicles were wrecked.
Lebanon has been drawn into the Middle East conflict since March 2 when the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group launched rockets towards Israel, the first time that such attack has taken place since a ceasefire was declared in November 2024, in response to the joint United States-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel has since become the deadliest front in the U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran embroiling the entire region.
As crews worked to clear slabs of concrete and debris of collapsed buildings in the attacked Al-Bashoora neighborhood, a resident condemned Israel for indiscriminately striking civilian targets.
"We were at the Abu al-Fadl cafe -- it's a well-known spot where we gather and stay up late -- when they warned the building's residents to evacuate. As usual, we took the women and children and moved them to a nearby building, where they spent the night. They claim it's a strike against Hezbollah, but there's no Hezbollah presence in this area. They say Hezbollah is hiding money there, but why would they put money here, especially after this area was already targeted in the 2024 war? They are lying," he told China Global Television Network (CGTN) in an interview in the vicinity of the smoldering ruins.
As of Wednesday, the intensifying Israeli strikes have killed nearly 970 people, wounded over 2,400 others, and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes across Lebanon, said the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
In the face of the deadly strikes, another resident of the Al-Bashoora neighborhood sent a defiant message to the U.S. and Israeli leaders.
"Our message to [U.S. President Donald] Trump is this: we will defeat you and we will defeat the West, because you will not be able to defeat us. The people of the South cannot be defeated, no matter how many fleets, tanks, and aircraft you bring. In the end, we are the rightful owners of this land, and we will defeat you. No colonizer has ever set foot here without us driving them out. They cannot remain on our land. Even if the entire U.S. fleet comes to Beirut, we will defeat them," he said.
ID : 8470954
Published : 2026-03-19 16:49
Last Modified : 2026-03-19 20:05:09
Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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