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Israel strikes southern Lebanon and Gaza amid calls for halt to ‘endless war’


One killed and seven wounded in attack as freed hostages and families of those still held in Gaza urge end to fighting

Israel carried out a strike in Tyre, south Lebanon, on Saturday, killing one and wounding seven people and endangering the shaky truce that ended a year-long conflict against Hezbollah, as 40 survivors of Hamas captivity called on the Israeli government to halt the “endless war”.

The strike on a building came after Israel carried out dozens of airstrikes in Lebanon on Saturday, its most intense aerial assault on the country in four months. In total, six people were killed, including a child, and 28 injured, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/22/israel-strikes-southern-lebanon-amid-calls-for-end-to-endless-war

Author : Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and William Christou in Beirut

Publish date : 2025-03-23 01:28:00

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