An Israeli airstrike has struck a densely populated residential area in Lebanon’s capital close to the U.N. headquarters, Parliament, the prime minister’s office and several embassies.

Two people were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Chiyah in Beirut's suburbs, according to the Lebanese health ministry. According to local TV channel al-Jadeed, the Israeli warplanes targeted a four-story building in Chiyah,

The Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence in central Beirut, known as the Dahiyeh, and the strikes came as Lebanese officials are considering a U.S.-brokered cease-fire proposal.