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“The Israeli army announced the death in combat of a soldier in south Lebanon, just hours after reporting another death from its ranks.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm or refute Israeli military casualties in Lebanon
“Four Israeli soldiers have now been killed in fighting in south Lebanon since Hezbollah began launching rocket attacks against Israel on 2 March to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader.”
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— Archive contains no records of Israeli casualties or Hezbollah rocket attack timelines
“The United States is weighing sending up to 10 000 extra troops to the Middle East, US media reported on Friday, as speculation grows that Washington may be preparing a ground operation in Iran.”
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— No evidence in archive about US troop deployments or Iran ground operation plans
“Lebanese media reported an Israeli strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs early on Friday, as AFP correspondents heard several explosions from the Hezbollah stronghold that Israel has repeatedly struck since war erupted.”
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— Archive lacks information on Israeli strikes in Beirut or Hezbollah stronghold explosions
“Australia's leader said on Friday it was not consulted over the war with Iran, responding to President Donald Trump's swipe the US ally was not doing enough.”
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— No evidence about Australia's involvement or consultations regarding the Iran war
“Israel's military said its forces carried out 'a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran' early on Friday.”
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— Archive contains no records of Israeli strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure in Tehran