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Lebanon State Media Says 'Very Violent' Israeli Strikes Hit South Beirut

AFP footage showed plumes of smoke rising from the targeted areas (Credit: AFP)

Official Lebanese media said Israeli strikes hit south Beirut Saturday night into Sunday, some of them "very violent", with AFP correspondents hearing explosions for over two hours in one of the most intense barrages yet.

"Israeli enemy warplanes carried out four very violent strikes on (Beirut's) southern suburbs, and one strike on the Chweifat" area, with ambulances rushing to the site, Lebanon's National News Agency said.

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