100 killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon as tensions escalate.
100 killed and 400 injured by Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Joe Biden to address the UNGA for the final time. Israeli forces raid the offices of Al Jazeera. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the US as Ukraine strikes major weapons storage facilities inside Russia, and Sri Lanka has a new president.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches intense airstrikes in Lebanon, killing over 356
Israel launched hundreds of airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, killing more than 356 people, including 24 children, as the Israeli military called on residents to immediately evacuate places where it claimed the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons.Thousands of people fled southern Lebanon, jamming the main highway to Beirut in the biggest exodus since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. More than 1,240 people were wounded in the strikes, the Health Ministry said, a staggering one-day toll for the country. The Israeli military said it hit more than 800 targets Monday linked to Hezbollah weapons sites. It said it was expanding the operation to include areas of the Bekaa Valley, along Lebanon’s eastern border. Residents of different villages in southern Lebanon posted photos on social media that they said showed their towns that were being struck. The wave of airstrikes came after a day after Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets into northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa. Hezbollah’s…
Middle East: Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill hundreds
Israel has warned people to stay away from sites used by Hezbollah and has carried out new airstrikes in Lebanon. Hezbollah has warned of a "new phase" in its conflict with Israel. DW has more.
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