Taking cover behind a large tree, an Associated Press photographer pointed his camera toward a Beirut apartment building the Israeli military warned was in its sights.

As Israeli forces continue their campaign across Lebanon, a missile strike on a Beirut apartment building was documented in real-time by an Associated Press photographer. The dramatic images offer a chilling glimpse into the destructive power of modern warfare and the escalating tension in the region.

At least 18 people, including four children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike near Lebanon’s largest public hospital in southern Beirut, according to the Lebanese health ministry.