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Evening Standard
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Matt Watts

Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire in war with Hezbollah

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut - (AFP via Getty Images)

Israel has launched an attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in November.

Reporters in the city heard a large boom and images showed smoke rising from the area that Israel's military had vowed to strike.

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