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France warns Lebanon must not be ‘scapegoat’ after Israeli strikes

A woman walks past the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s Corniche al-Mazraa neighbourhood, as rescuers search for survivors following deadly strikes across Lebanon. AFP - IBRAHIM AMRO

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Thursday called for Lebanon not to be used as a "scapegoat" after Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed 182 people and wounded 890, according to reports by Lebanese health authorities.

“We strongly condemn these massive strikes," Barrot told French broadcaster France Inter.

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