Lebanon says three killed in Israeli strike on Beirut suburb
Israel says it targeted the Iran-backed Hezbollah, as Tehran warns this could derail a US-Iran deal to end the fighting.
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Lebanon says three killed in Israeli strike on Beirut suburb2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJaroslav LukivReutersLebanese police officers and emergency personnel work at the site of an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburb of Dahieh - a Hezbollah strongholdLebanon's state media have said at least three people were killed and 15 injured in an Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburb on Sunday.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it targeted a "command centre" used by Hezbollah in Dahieh, after the Iran-backed armed group launched "aerial targets toward Israel".Photographs of the scene showed extensive damage around the building that was hit.A senior Iranian official warned that the Israeli attack south of Beirut could derail an expected deal to end the fighting…
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