Israel has struck a building in a residential neighborhood in Beirut in the deadliest attack on the capitol in almost two decades. The Israeli military said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander.

Early Monday morning, Israel struck a building in central Beirut for the first time since the conflict started nearly a year ago. Now, there is a military buildup along the border.

A Syrian national was shot outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut on Wednesday following a 30-minute gun fight, Lebanese media reported.