Members of the Lebanese Army stand guard in the vicinity of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 5, 2024. The U.S. embassy in Lebanon, located in the north of the capital Beirut, came under gunfire Wednesday morning, according to a statement by the Lebanese Army Command.
The U.S. embassy confirmed in a separate statement on social media platform X that "small arms fire" was reported near the entrance to the embassy at 8:34 a.m. local time (0534 GMT).