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Beirut 'holding its breath' as Israel launches strikes across Lebanon

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 286 words · By Video by Olivia BIZOT
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What to know about Beirut 'holding its breath' as Israel launches strikes across Lebanon

The article describes Beirut's deteriorating conditions following Israeli strikes on Lebanon, with residents displaced and living in vehicles. It includes related headlines about regional conflicts and international responses.

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The article describes Beirut's deteriorating conditions following Israeli strikes on Lebanon, with residents displaced and living in vehicles. It includes related headlines about regional conflicts and international responses.

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Claim 1: “The capital has now become a giant 'car park' with displaced people living out of their vehicles, not knowing where to go”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Southern Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began on 1 October when Israel crossed the Blue Line in its sixth invasion of Leba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Leban…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Ramlet al-Baida airstrike was an Israel Defense Forces double-tap drone strike on the Ramlet al-Baida seafront in Beirut, Lebanon which killed at least eight people and wounded 31 others. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ramlet_al-Baida_airstrike
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Citizens and permanent residents of Lebanon have fled the nation or have been internally displaced since the escalation of tensions between Israel and Hezbollah beginning in 2023, and especially durin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_displacement_during_t…
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Claim 2: “Beirut is a city 'holding its breath' as Israel continues its assault on Lebanon”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1982 Lebanon War, also called the Second Israeli invasion of Lebanon, began on 6 June 1982, when Israel invaded southern Lebanon. The invasion followed a series of attacks and counter-attacks betw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Lebanon_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 people in Lebanon and displ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
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Claim 3: “Issued on: 28/03/2026 - 11:35”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1507. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow,…
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