The announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and the United States was met in Lebanon with the war’s bloodiest day, as Israel launched a massive air campaign that its media termed “Operation Eternal Darkness.” The Israeli strikes killed and wounded hundreds, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled his intent to pursue Hezbollah regardless of international pressure. CBC | World News
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Israel strikes Beirut as U.S. warns Iran may target universities
Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes on Friday that the military said had targeted what it calls militant “infrastructure” in Lebanon’s capital, as the U.S. warned that Iran may target universities in the country as war in the Middle East rages. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli airstrikes kill 10 in central Beirut, Lebanese authorities say
More than 900 people have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli attacks since Hezbollah entered the regional war in support of Tehran on March 2, and more than 1 million people have been forced to flee their homes, Lebanese authorities say. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel strikes Tehran fuel depots, Beirut hotel as Iran nears naming Khamenei successor
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Read More »Israel targets Hezbollah military leader in Beirut strike, at least 4 killed
The Israeli military said on Sunday that it targeted a militant from the Lebanese Iran-aligned Hezbollah group in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital. At least two dozen people were wounded, medical sources said. CBC | World News
Read More »Lebanon slams Israel after airstrikes in Beirut area
The Israeli military struck several sites in Beirut’s southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production Thursday, on the eve of the Eid al-Adha holiday CBC | World News
Read More »Lebanon, UN condemn latest Israeli strike on Beirut as undermining ceasefire
A huge plume of smoke billowed over the area after the strike, which hit what looked like a metal tent situated between two buildings, according to an Associated Press photographer on the ground. CBC | World News
Read More »11 dead after Israeli airstrike destroys residential building in central Beirut
A powerful airstrike killed 11 people in central Beirut on Saturday, the Lebanese civil defence said, shaking the capital as Israel pressed its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. CBC | World News
Read More »Strike levels Beirut building as Blinken ramps up Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts
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Read More »Israeli strike near Beirut hospital kills 4, including child, and wounds 24, Lebanese officials say
A child and three adults were killed and 24 others were wounded on Monday in an Israeli strike near Rafik Hariri University Hospital, the main public hospital in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, the national Health Ministry said in a statement. CBC | World News
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