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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Fadi Tawil and Bassem Mroue

Families take shelter in schools as Lebanon’s government calls Hezbollah’s strike on Israel illegal

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Lebanese civilians fled from the country's south and from Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday, seeking refuge in schools in Lebanon's capital following a new and deadly escalation between Israel and the Iran-allied Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported at least 31 people were killed and 149 wounded in overnight strikes in the Beirut suburbs and southern Lebanon.

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