Death toll from Israeli strikes across Lebanon rises to 492, Lebanese health ministry says
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Death toll from Israeli strikes across Lebanon rises to 492, Lebanese health ministry says.
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I escaped from Beirut 40 years ago – today’s carnage is an echo of the same brutal conflict
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