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Israel and Hezbollah trade intense fire as thousands flee south Lebanon

People who fled their villages in southern Lebanon find shelter in an art institute in Beirut [Fadel Itani/AFP]

Israel and Hezbollah traded heavy fire a day after the Israeli military launched a wave of air strikes across Lebanon that have killed at least 569 people so far, fanning fears of an all-out war.

Lebanon’s Health Minister Firass Abiad said on Tuesday that the revised number of deaths since strikes began on Monday morning included 50 children and 94 women, with 1,835 wounded.

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