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In Pictures: Israel's Deadly Airstrike Destroys Lebanon's Beirut

Friday's airstrike by Israel that came as a retaliation to Hezbollah's rocket attack following the pager and walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon, apparently was the deadliest attack on a neighbourhood of Beirut since Israel and Hezbollah fought a month-long war in 2006. The airstrike did hit during rush hour, as people were leaving work and children heading home from school.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: People gather at the scene of an Israeli missile strike | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein

People gather at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: A woman checks the scene of a missile strike from her damaged house | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
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A woman checks the scene of a missile strike from her damaged house in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: Residents and rescuers gather at the scene | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
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Residents and rescuers gather at the scene of a missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: Israel missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
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Residents and rescuers gather at the scene of a missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: Israeli missile strike in Beirut | Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar
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Rescuers work at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: Lebanese soldiers secure the area | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
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Lebanese soldiers secure the area a day after an Israeli missile strike in Beirut's southern suburbs.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: Rescuers work at the scene of missile strike | Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar
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Rescuers work at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: People gather near a damaged building in Beirut | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
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People gather near a damaged building at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: Rescuers work after an Israeli missile strike in Beirut | Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar
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Rescuers work at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: A damaged car at the scene of a missile strike | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
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People stand on top of a damaged car at the scene of a missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: Smoke rises from Israeli shelling in Marjayoun | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
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Smoke rises from Israeli shelling, seen from the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: A man uses his phone to document Israeli shelling | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
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A man uses his phone to document Israeli shelling as smoke rises in the background, seen from the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun.

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Lebanon Mideast Tensions: Damaged cars at the site of Friday's Israeli strike | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
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Damaged cars at the site of Friday's Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs.