Dozens injured, at least 22 killed in Beirut airstrikes as tensions escalate in Israel-Iran conflict

As a result of the raid on Beirut, at least 22 people were killed and dozens of others were injured by Israeli airstrikes. According to the Associated Press, neighborhoods in Lebanon were beaten.

The latest attack, the deadliest in more than a year of war between the warring countries, further escalated the conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters.

Lebanon's health ministry told the AP that the airstrikes targeted two apartment buildings in separate neighborhoods at the same time, demolishing an eight-story building and destroying the lower floors of another.

The Israeli military told the AP it was investigating the reported attacks. Israeli airstrikes have become increasingly common in Beirut's densely populated southern suburbs, where Hezbollah bases much of its operations.

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According to AP, the attack occurred on the same day that Israeli forces fired on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, wounding two of them.

Hezbollah extended its rocket fire to more populated areas deep inside Israel, causing few casualties but disrupting the daily lives of the country's residents.

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The attacks across Israel come as the Jewish people are embroiled in multiple conflicts with Hamas in the south and Hezbollah in the north.

Israeli media reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Biden spoke on Wednesday to discuss Israel's expected retaliatory attack on Iran following its massive missile attack on Israel last week, Israeli news outlets reported.

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People carry a body at the site of destroyed buildings affected by an Israeli airstrike in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

The The Biden administration is growing increasingly frustrated with Israel over its security cover-up, and previously insisted it would not stage an invasion of Lebanon against Hezbollah over concerns it could spark a wider regional war.

The White House has insisted that Israel should not strike Iran's nuclear or oil facilities and that it would maintain “proportionate” retaliation, although the administration did not specify what such an attack would look like.

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About 1.2 million people have been displaced in Lebanon since the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel escalated last month. More than 400,000 people fled Lebanon for Syria and approximately 1,400 people were killed based on numbers provided by the Lebanese Ministry of Health and the number of fighters believed to have been killed by Israel. Since the beginning of the conflict, approximately 70,000 Israelis have been forced to leave the country's northern communities.

Fox News Digital's Caitlin McFall and the Associated Press contributed to this report.