Israel blocks Lebanon’s main crossing to Syria as it targets Hezbollah in Beirut
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A woman walks past damaged buildings and debris in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Photo: Reuters
Israeli strikes sealed off Lebanon’s main border crossing with Syria early on Friday, hours after an intense Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs that is thought to have targeted the heir apparent to Hezbollah’s slain secretary general.
The strikes added to fears inside Lebanon that Israel’s targeting of Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militants will bring an all-out conflict, with Israel also poised to respond to Tuesday’s Iranian missile barrage on its territory.
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