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Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon but claims ceasefire deal ‘close’

A Lebanese soldier and a civil defence member stand near cars destroyed by an Israeli attack in Beirut's Basta neighbourhood [Emilie Madi/Reuters]

Israel’s military launched air attacks across Lebanon on Monday, unleashing explosions throughout the country and killing at least a dozen people, even as officials claimed they were nearing an agreement on a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Israeli attacks hit commercial and residential buildings in Beirut on Monday as well as in the port city of Tyre, where 12 people were killed – adding to the more than 3,700 people in Lebanon who have been killed by Israeli attacks in this two-month war.

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