Three major Israeli news channels say Hezbollah chief Nasrallah was target of Beirut strikes. AP has not confirmed
JERUSALEM (AP) — Three major Israeli news channels say Hezbollah chief Nasrallah was target of Beirut strikes. AP has not confirmed.
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- The Canadian Press
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4 Israeli soldiers killed, more than 60 people injured by Hezbollah drone in one of bloodiest attacks on Israel since Oct. 7
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Israel kills at least 21 in strike on Christian town in north Lebanon
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US says it opposes scope of Israeli air strikes in Beirut
WASHINGTON/ BEIRUT, (Reuters) -The United States, Israel's closest ally, on Tuesday said it opposed the scope of the country's air strikes in Beirut over the past few weeks amid a rising death toll and fears of wider escalation involving Iran. Israeli military evacuation orders were also affecting more than a quarter of Lebanon, according to the U.N. refugee agency, two weeks after Israel began incursions into the south of the country that it says are aimed at pushing back Hezbollah.
- CNN
U.N. warns Israel might be carrying out a war crime in northern Gaza
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