Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near embassies

Slams into densely populated area that also contains key government buildings

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Rescue workers search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 18. © AP

BEIRUT (AP) -- An Israeli airstrike slammed into a densely populated residential area in Lebanon's capital near key government and diplomatic buildings late Monday, killing at least five people as the U.S. pressed ahead with cease-fire efforts.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said two missiles hit the area of Zoqaq al-Blat neighborhood -- where local U.N. headquarters and Lebanon's parliament and prime minister's office are located.

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