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At least 22 killed, scores injured as Israeli strike hits central Beirut

Red Cross workers at the site of an Israeli air strike, Ras Al-Nabaa, Beirut, Lebanon on October 10, 2024. © Louisa Gouliamaki, Reuters

At least 22 people were killed and 117 wounded in Israeli air strikes that hit two different areas in central Beirut on Thursday evening, Lebanon’s health ministry said – the third such attack on the capital since Israel escalated its air campaign last month. The news came after the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Israeli tank fire on its headquarters in the country's south wounded two of its members, accusing Israel of "repeatedly" hitting its positions. This live blog is no longer being updated.

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