Lebanon Says Israeli Airstrikes Kill 100 People, Wound More Than 400
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Israel urged residents of southern Lebanon to evacuate from homes and other buildings where it claimed Hezbollah has stored weapons.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Lebanese authorities say 100 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in what would be the deadliest day in Lebanon in nearly a year of fighting against the Hezbollah militant group.
The Lebanese Health Ministry said more than 400 others were wounded in the strikes in southern Lebanon.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck 300 targets Monday in Lebanon in one of the most intense barrages of airstrikes in nearly a year of fighting against the Hezbollah militant group.
The Lebanese Health Ministry said 50 people were killed and 300 wounded, making this past week the deadliest in Lebanon since the conflict started in October. In the last seven days, around 150 people have been killed, many of them civilians.
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