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now 17.40 BST US-made munition used in Israeli strike on central Beirut, shrapnel shows William Christou A US-made munition was used in an Israeli strike on central Beirut that killed 22 people and wounded 117, according to an analysis of shrapnel found by the Guardian at the scene of the attack. The strike on Thursday night hit an apartment complex in the densely populated neighbourhood of Basta, central Beirut, levelling the apartment building and destroying cars and the interiors of nearby residences. It was the deadliest strike on Lebanon’s capital city since fighting between Hezbollah and Israel started a year ago.