BEIRUT, March 18. /TASS/. At least four people have died in a strike by the Israeli air force on the central part of the Lebanese capital, the republic’s health ministry reported.

"Four citizens were killed and another seven were injured during an Israeli attack on the densely populated neighborhoods of Zukak al-Blat and Bosta in Beirut," the ministry stated in a summary. "Rescue teams are working on the site; the number of dead and injured may increase."