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.

At least 11 people have been killed and 23 injured in an Israeli strike on central Beirut, Lebanese authorities have said. Lebanon 's state-run National News Agency (NNA) said the attack "completely destroyed" an eight-storey residential building in the Basta neighbourhood early on Saturday.

The strikes at 4 a.m. destroyed an eight-story building in central Beirut and left a crater in the ground. Also on Saturday, a drone strike killed two people and injured three in the southern port city of Tyre, according to the state-run National News Agency.

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

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.

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, held a second day of talks in the Lebanese capital to seek a truce between Israel and Hezbollah. The militant group’s leader said peace now depended on Israel.

Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 15 people, officials said, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon's capital continued without warning while diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire.

The escalation comes after a U.S. envoy traveled to the region to pursue a deal to end months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.