Schools in Beirut were closed on Monday after Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital killed six people overnight. Sunday’s strikes hit densely populated districts of central Beirut that had so far been spared Israeli violence engulfing other areas of Lebanon.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.Six people were killed in the strikes, according to Lebanese health ministry figures, including Hezbollah media relations chief Mohammed Afif, the group and Israel’s military said.The strikes prompted the education ministry to shut schools and higher education institutions in the Beirut area for two days.Children and young people around Lebanon have been heavily impacted by the war, which has seen schools around the country turned into shelters for the displaced.Israel widened the focus of its war from Gaza to Lebanon in late September, nearly a year into the conflict in Gaza that began on October 7, 2023.In support of its Palestinian ally, Hezbollah