Leila Morana-Allen:
The 11-story apartment complex collapsed in less than a second, destroying dozens of homes and lives.
The missile attack triggered a warning, so residents grabbed everything they could and fled. Beirut's streets are filled with panic every night as residents flee their homes under threat, often with no warning.
And now, not only homes but also hospitals are under attack. Yesterday, Israeli authorities said they believed there was a Hezbollah cash warehouse in the basement of Beirut's al-Sahel hospital, but said they had no intention of attacking it. Instead, they hit something else. Just before midnight, an airstrike was carried out at the entrance to Beirut's Rafik Hariri Hospital, destroying four buildings in front of the hospital.
This is the capital's main public hospital, where children injured in the bombing are undergoing surgery. Rescuers spent hours digging through the crushed concrete and steel carcass, searching for survivors. By morning, 18 people were dead and 60 injured.
