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.

Associated Press images provide a striking look at the speed, power and devastation of modern warfare Taking cover behind a large tree, an Associated Press photographer pointed his camera toward a Beirut residential building the Israeli military warned was in its sights.

It came in a flash, almost too quick for the naked eye but captured perfectly in a rare sequence by an Associated Press photographer.