The strikes, which destroyed an eight-story building and left a crater in the ground, were the fourth in Beirut in less than a week.

The escalation comes after U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein traveled to the region in pursuit of a deal to end months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that has erupted into full-on war.

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, was in Israel and planned to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking a truce in the country’s war with the militant group Hezbollah.

Israeli air strikes on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, as diplomats scrambled to broker a

Hezbollah, still reeling from the killing of its leader Hassan Nasrallah and other commanders, has kept up rocket fire into Israel, including targeting Tel Aviv this week. Its fighters are battling Israeli troops on the ground in the south.

A US envoy has arrived in Israel to continue negotiations on a ceasefire with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, after reporting “additional progress” during a second day of talks in Beirut.

Airstrikes targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs resumed on Thursday, November 21, the Lebanese National News Agency said.Footage by journalist Nafiseh Kohnavard shows a cloud of smoke and dust rising in southern Beirut.

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said Wednesday progress has been made in the negotiations with Lebanon, while Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem insisted that Israel cannot impose its conditions to stop the raging war.

Israeli airstrikes Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, officials said, as diplomats try to broker a cease-fire.

Lebanese officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 15 people and injured dozens in central Beirut as the once-rare strikes in the heart of Lebanon’s capital continue without Israeli warning.

Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah traded deadly blows on Thursday as their war raged on despite signs of progress in U.S. ceasefire efforts, with airstrikes pounding Beirut's southern suburbs and rockets flying into northern Israel.