Israeli strikes kill 22 in Beirut as Hezbollah leader evades assassination

Israeli strikes killed 22 people and injured more than 100 in central Beirut on Thursday, Lebanese authorities said, as a senior Hezbollah official evaded an Israeli assassination attempt in the city, according to three security sources.

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At least 28 die in school strike, say Palestinians, as UN probe accuses Israel of crimes of ‘extermination&

An Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 28 people, Palestinian medical officials have said.

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At least 18 people killed in Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut, while strike on Gaza school kills 27

Israeli airstrikes hit central Beirut on Thursday evening, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens, Lebanon&s health ministry said, the latest in Israel&s broadening campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.

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Declan Power: Israel needs to remember there&s a good reason for UN peacekeepers

News of an Israeli tank firing directly at a watchtower in the Unifil peacekeeping force&s headquarters at Naquora, which is on the Lebanese-Israeli border, has raised fears of an escalation of Israel&s desire to intimidate peacekeepers into evacuating the south Lebanon region.

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Taioseach Simon Harris speaks to the media about the Middle East after meeting President Joe Biden

Taoiseach Simon Harris speaks to the media following a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Boden, at the White House, in Washington DC, US.

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Israel says it eliminated Hezbollah 'Golan Heights' member, Syrian media report Israeli airstrikes

Israel's military said it had eliminated a Hezbollah member in Syria who relayed intelligence against Israel in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, while Syrian media reported on Thursday that Israeli airstrikes hit targets in Syria.

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