Israeli strikes on Beirut after evacuation warning: state media

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Israeli strikes on Beirut after evacuation warning: state media
Beirut, Lebanon, Oct 20 (AFP) Oct 20, 2024
Two Israeli air strikes targeted south Beirut on Sunday after the Israeli army warned civilians to evacuate the stronghold of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, state media said.

"Enemy (Israeli) airplanes carried out two strikes this morning on Beirut's southern suburbs, one of them hitting a residential building in Haret Hreik" near a mosque and a hospital, the National News Agency reported.

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