Israel's military said on Saturday it had in the past hour been "striking extensively" in southern Lebanon after detecting plans by Hezbollah to strike Israeli communities. Earlier in the day, its air force struck thousands of rocket launchers in southern Lebanon that posed an "immediate" threat amid growing fears of all-out war with Lebanese group Hezbollah. Cross-border exchanges again intensified with Hezbollah firing some 90 rockets towards Israel. Read FRANCE 24’s liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded.
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Israel's military said dozens of warplanes were striking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon late Saturday, as cross-border exchanges intensify amid growing fears of all-out war.
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Israel's air force struck thousands of rocket launchers in southern Lebanonthat posed an "immediate" threat amid growing fears of all-out war with Lebanese group Hezbollah.
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Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike Saturday on a school-turned-shelter in the Palestinian territory's largest city killed at least 22 people, including 13 children, while Israeli military claimed it targeted Hamas militants.
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Saturday that a second senior commander, Ahmed Mahmud Wahbi, was among fighters killed in an Israeli air raid on its Beirut stronghold the day before.
Yesterday's key developments:
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Israel carried out a rare strike in a densely populated southern Beirut neighbourhood on Friday, targeting a Hezbollah stronghold. The attack resulted in at least 31 deaths and dozens of injuries, according to Lebanon's health ministry.
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Israeli military’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said Israel will continue to pursue its enemies "even in Beirut", adding that the strike was part of "a new phase of war."
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The Israeli military stated that its air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday eliminated Radwan Force chief Ibrahim Aquil as well as other commanders.
(FRANCE 24 with AP, AFP, Reuters)
