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Israeli Airstrikes Continue To Hit Lebanon

A year into the war with Hamas, Israel continues to strike what it says are militant targets in Gaza and has also expanded its aggression to Lebanon with strikes taking place nearly every day. In Lebanon, Israel is targeting the Hezbollah militant outfit which backs the Palestinians and has been attacking Israel since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.

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Lebanese army soldiers deploy around a destroyed building hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Barja village, south of Beirut, Lebanon.

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A Hezbollah rescue worker stands on the rubble of destroyed buildings at commercial street that was hit Saturday night by Israeli airstrikes, in NAbatiyeh town, south Lebanon.

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Hezbollah rescue workers search for victims amid the rubble of destroyed buildings at commercial street that was hit Saturday night by Israeli airstrikes, in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon.

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A Hezbollah firefighter hoses down on burned and destroyed shops at a commercial street that was hit Saturday night by Israeli airstrikes, in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon.

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Destroyed shops and buildings at commercial street that hit Saturday night by Israeli airstrikes, in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon.

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An Israeli Apache helicopter fires a missile towards southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel.

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Israeli soldiers display what they say is an entrance to a Hezbollah tunnel found during their ground operation in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel.

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Israeli soldiers are seen during a ground operation in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel.

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Lebanese army soldiers walk by destroyed cars at the site where an Israeli airstrike hit a building, in Barja village, south of Beirut, Lebanon.