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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem

Israel launches intense wave of airstrikes on 120 sites in Lebanon

Smoke billowing above a ridge of houses
Smoke billowing from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on Monday. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Israel launched an intense wave of air raids on southern Lebanon on Monday, with 100 aircraft targeting about 120 sites in the space of an hour, according to the country’s military.

An IDF Arabic spokesperson issued an urgent warning to Lebanese civilians to avoid being on the beach or on boats on the coast from the Awali River southward until further notice.

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