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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rana Najjar and Bel Trew

Israel launches heaviest ever strikes on Lebanon killing more than ‘250 people and injuring over 1,000’

Israel has launched its largest wave of strikes on Lebanon in the war so far, in a “ring of fire” that has killed more than 250 people and crushed hopes of a ceasefire.

Just hours after Pakistan announced a two-week truce in the region between the US and Iran, massive explosions rained down on Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, eviscerating buildings and sending towering plumes of smoke across the skyline.

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