The attack was the third strike in the Lebanese capital this week, part of a wave of amped-up Israeli military activity across the country.

Meanwhile, a drone struck what appeared to be fishing boats in the southern port city of Tyre, according to an Associated Press journalist.

Lebanon said an Israeli air strike on the heart of its capital that brought down a residential building and jolted residents across the city on Saturday killed at least 11 people. The attack in Beirut was followed by others in the city's southern suburbs after calls by the Israeli military to evacuate the area.