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Strikes kill seven in Beirut as Israel vows to occupy southern Lebanon

EuroNews · · 749 words · By Emma De Ruiter
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“Heavy strikes hit Lebanon's capital Beirut overnight as Israel claimed it had struck a 'senior Hezbollah commander' and another member of the group.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 27 September 2024, Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. The strike took place while Hezbollah leaders were meeting at a headquar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Hezbollah_headquarters_st…
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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 militants and civilians com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
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“Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country's military intends to occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon.”
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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 militants and civilians com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel Katz (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּ״ץ; born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Likud currently serving as Minister of Defense and a member of the Security Cabine…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Defense (Hebrew: משרד הביטחון, romanized: Misrad HaBitahon, lit. 'Ministry of Security', acronym: Hebrew: משהב"ט) of the government of Israel, is the governmental department responsibl…
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“At least seven people were killed in two separate strikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut early on Wednesday, the Lebanese health ministry said.”
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“The health ministry said an Israeli air raid on south Beirut's Jnah area killed at least five people and wounded 21 others.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israeli attacks on the Lebanese health sector during the 2023–2024 Israel–Hezbollah conflict were proportionally more deadly than any other war in the world between 7 October 2023 and 18 November 2024…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lebanese Resistance Regiments (Arabic: أفواج المقاومة اللبنانية, romanized: ʾAfwāj al-Muqāwama al-Lubnāniyya, or أَمَل AMAL), also designated Lebanese Resistance Battalions, Lebanese Resistance De…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of assassinations in Lebanon and nearby countries.
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“Another strike that hit a vehicle in Khaldeh, just south of the capital, killed two people and wounded three, the health ministry said in a separate statement.”
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“Israel's military said it had struck a 'senior Hezbollah commander' and another member of the group in two separate strikes 'in the Beirut area', without naming the targets or giving detail on the exact locations.”
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“More Israeli strikes also hit southern Lebanon, where fierce clashes with Hezbollah fighters continue, and the militant group claimed rocket fire targeted a group of soldiers near the border.”
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“In the South, strikes killed at least eight people, one of them a paramedic, and wounded more than 30, according to the ministry of health.”
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“Israeli media said a barrage of more than 40 rockets were fired by Hezbollah, which claimed multiple attacks on northern Israel in successive statements late Tuesday.”
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“Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel to avenge the killing of Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”
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“Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country intends to occupy large parts of southern Lebanon in the strongest language yet from Israel since invading its northern neighbour.”
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“Katz said that 'at the end of the operation, the IDF (military) will establish itself in a security zone inside Lebanon... and will maintain security control over the entire area up to the Litani' River, which flows around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the border.”
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“He also said the return of hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese would be 'completely prevented' until northern Israel's security was ensured.”
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“Lebanese Defence Minister Michel Menassa quickly condemned the comments, saying the plans were 'a deepening of the aggression' against his country.”
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“Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney denounced Israel's deployment of troops against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon as an 'illegal invasion' that violates its 'integrity and sovereignty'.”
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“Lebanese authorities say the war has so far killed more than 1,200 people and displaced more than one million.”
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“Israel blames Hezbollah for deaths of UN peacekeepers”
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“UN Ambassador Danny Danon said Israel blames Hezbollah for all three of the recent peacekeeper deaths in southern Lebanon, citing explosive devices Monday near Bani Ayan and the shelling of a UN peacekeeper position Saturday.”
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“He provided no evidence, and a UN spokesman said the investigation is ongoing. The three Indonesian peacekeepers were killed as Israel and Hezbollah have been engaged in fighting.”
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“Late on Tuesday, Israel’s military said its troops were not present in the southern Lebanon area where an explosion killed two UNIFIL peacekeepers on Monday. It also said no explosive device had been placed in the area by Israeli soldiers.”
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“The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon had said that the peacekeeper was killed on Sunday evening when a projectile of unknown origin 'exploded in a UNIFIL position near Adchit al Qusayr'.”
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“UNIFIL reported an explosion destroyed a vehicle, killing two more, with an investigation.”
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“The UN security source suggested the explosion may have been a mine.”
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