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Israel strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truce
Key takeaways
- Two air strikes on two apartment buildings in a stronghold of Iran-backed Hezbollah killed two people and injured at least 17 others, Lebanon's state news agency said.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had struck "terrorist headquarters in the Dahieh district of Beirut, in response to Hezbollah's firing at Israeli territory".
- Israel had limited its attacks in Beirut under US pressure.
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John Sudworth and Samantha Granville Beirut Reuters Emergency services at the scene of the Israeli strikes on Sunday Israel has hit southern Beirut in the first attack on the Lebanese capital since a truce brokered by the US last week.
Two air strikes on two apartment buildings in a stronghold of Iran-backed Hezbollah killed two people and injured at least 17 others, Lebanon's state news agency said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had struck "terrorist headquarters in the Dahieh district of Beirut, in response to Hezbollah's firing at Israeli territory". Hezbollah has not commented.
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