Israel strikes southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time in nearly a week
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Israel strikes southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time in nearly a week

ByNews Polite

Israeli jets struck the southern suburbs of Beirut early Wednesday for the first time in six days, Lebanese state media reported. The casualty count was not yet clear. The attack comes just one day after caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the United States government gave him some assurances of…

Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut, cut off crossing into Syria
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Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut, cut off crossing into Syria

ByNews Polite

Israel carried out a series of massive airstrikes overnight in southern suburbs of Beirut and another that cut off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria. The new wave of strikes came after Israel warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a United Nations-declared buffer…