Lebanon

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Lebanon Caught in Turmoil: 492 What? Not Just a Number!

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The numbers are staggering – 492 lives lost in a day of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon. Read on to discover the depth of this conflict that even your calculator can’t handle!

In a shocking escalation of violence, Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have claimed the lives of nearly 500 people in one tragic day, marking the most lethal single day in the country since the devastating civil war that lasted from 1975 to 1990. Reports indicate that Israel targeted over a thousand Hezbollah positions in an effort to curb the militant group's capabilities. Civilians have been urged to evacuate their homes as the airstrikes continue, exacerbating an already tense situation along the Israeli-Lebanese border that has intensified over the past year.

The Lebanese health ministry has reported staggering numbers, with over 1,600 others injured due to the relentless bombardment. As appeals for peace resound, the impact on families and the local populace is incalculable, as communities are torn apart in a matter of hours. President Biden's administration, while focusing on preventing an escalation of this ongoing conflict, finds itself in a precarious position with little leverage over the situation.

Tension in the region is palpable, as the boundary lines between military strategies and civilian safety blur against the backdrop of what seems like a never-ending cycle of violence. Eyewitness accounts describe a relentless wave of explosions, leaving residents in fear and uncertainty. The continued bombardment raises grave concerns over the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Lebanon, where urgent calls for assistance echo around the globe. Many thousands are now fleeing their homes, searching for refuge in an increasingly dangerous landscape.

Interestingly, the Israeli-Lebanese conflict showcases more than just a geopolitical plight; it reflects the persistent struggles of millions living in strife. As citizens of Lebanon are caught in the crossfire, international observers brace themselves for an even greater fallout should this conflict spiral out of control. As if the situation weren't dire enough, it serves as a reminder of the fragile fabric that holds societies together, and just how quickly that fabric can unravel.

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Israeli air strikes kill 492 people in Lebanon (BBC News)

Israel says it hit 1300 Hezbollah targets and tells civilians to flee areas near the group's weapons.

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Israel's strikes in Lebanon kill more than 180 people, Lebanese ... (KUAR)

Fighting is escalated at the Israeli-Lebanese border in one of the deadliest days of nearly a year of conflict in the region.

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Lebanon counts nearly 500 killed in a day of Israeli strikes, with over ... (NPR)

BEIRUT — Fighting has escalated at the Israeli-Lebanese border, as Israeli strikes killed nearly 500 people largely in southern Lebanon on Monday, ...

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Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes kill at least 492, as tens of thousands ... (CNA)

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Israel launched airstrikes against more than a thousand Hezbollah targets on Monday (Sep 23), killing 492 people and sending tens of ...

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Israeli strikes kill almost 500 in Lebanon, says health ministry (Financial Times)

Israel launched a relentless wave of air strikes against what it said were Hizbollah targets on Monday, killing almost 500 people in Lebanon's deadliest day ...

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Israeli strikes kill 492 in heaviest daily toll in Lebanon since 1975-90 ... (The Guardian)

Israel says it has hit 1300 targets in escalating conflict with Hezbollah, as tens of thousands flee their homes.

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Israel's strikes in Lebanon kill more than 270 people, Lebanese ... (Public Radio Tulsa)

Fighting is escalated at the Israeli-Lebanese border in one of the deadliest days of nearly a year of conflict in the region.

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US shows lack of leverage as Israel pounds Lebanon (The Business Times)

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Lebanon raises the death toll from Israeli strikes to 356 (WNIJ and WNIU)

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Dramatic uptick in violence as Guterres voices grave alarm at ... (UN News)

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Video shows Israeli airstrikes battering Lebanon | CNN (CNN)

More than 450 people were killed and 1600 others were injured in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Monday, officials said, marking the deadliest day of ...

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Lebanon counts nearly 500 killed in a day of Israeli strikes, with over ... (KUAR)

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Fear and tension in Lebanon under deadly Israeli bombardment (BBC News)

Across southern Lebanon, families scrambled together belongings and headed north in cars and trucks and on motorcycles as the Israeli military struck ...

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Israel Moves Closer to All-Out War With Hezbollah in Lebanon (NPR)

Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon kill over 350 and injure more than 1000. The attacks were mostly in southern Lebanon where Hezbollah militants have been ...

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Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon killing 500 and injuring over ... (Peoples Dispatch)

Israel carried out one of the most aggressive and deadliest attacks against Lebanon since 2006 amidst international calls for de-escalation.

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Nearly 500 dead in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in ... (The Straits Times)

Smoke rises amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon on Sept 23. PHOTO: REUTERS. Updated.

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Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes ... (KKCO-TV)

Israeli strikes on ...

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Israeli strikes cause deadliest day in Lebanon in nearly 2 decades ... (CNN)

Israeli strikes cause deadliest day in Lebanon in nearly 2 decades. Here's what we know ... Smoke billows from ...

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Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire after Lebanon suffers huge ... (The Straits Times)

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israel's military said on Tuesday it struck dozens of Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight, a day after it launched a wave of ...

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Lebanon counts nearly 500 killed in a day of Israeli strikes, with over ... (Public Radio Tulsa)

Israel and Hezbollah have been trading attacks back and forth across the Israeli-Lebanese border since the war in Gaza began in October last year. Hezbollah's ...

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Israel attacks Lebanon live: Hezbollah responds as Israeli raids kill ... (Aljazeera.com)

UN, world leaders call for urgent de-escalation as Israel's bombardment of Lebanon kills 492 and wounds at least 1645.

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'Leave your homes now': Lebanon endures bloodiest day in decades (Financial Times)

Nearly 500 people killed after hundreds of Israeli strikes targeting Hizbollah.

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Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade fire as residents in Lebanon ... (NPR)

The trade of cross-border missiles came after the deadliest day of conflict in Lebanon since 2006. Lebanon's health ministry said on Tuesday that 558 people ...

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Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue as Iran says Hezbollah 'cannot ... (The Guardian)

Israel hits targets in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah fires rockets into northern Israel, and Lebanese PM heads to UN.

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'Tens of thousands' have fled strikes in Lebanon: UN (CNA)

"We are gravely concerned about the serious escalation in the attacks that we saw yesterday," UN refugee agency spokesman Matthew Saltmarsh told reporters in ...

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Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade fire as residents in Lebanon ... (KUAR)

Overnight, the Israeli military said that it initiated airstrikes alongside tank and artillery fire on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah ...

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Tens of thousands flee Israeli bombardment of Lebanon (Aljazeera.com)

Israel is continuing its massive campaign of air strikes against Lebanon, which is the deadliest since the 2006 war.

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Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon in escalating violence (Financial Times)

IDF hits Beirut suburbs and Hizbollah fires on northern Israel as world leaders warn against slide into war.

Thousands flee Israeli airstrikes in south Lebanon as fighting ... (Delaware First Media)

Fighting has escalated at the Israeli-Lebanese border. Israeli strikes killed nearly 500 people largely in southern Lebanon on Monday, according to Lebanese ...

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Lebanon escalation: Have we learned nothing from Gaza, UN ... (UN News)

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'Disastrous failure': How Biden emboldened Israel to attack Lebanon (Aljazeera.com)

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'Unimaginable consequences': World reacts to Israel's strikes on ... (Aljazeera.com)

Israel launches more attacks as Lebanon reels from air strikes that killed more than 550 people, including children.

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Israeli strikes on Lebanon causing 'carnage' - health minister (BBC News)

Firass Abiad says many of the 550 people killed in Monday's attacks targeting Hezbollah were civilians.

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UN chief calls Middle East crisis 'nightmare' amid push for Lebanon ... (The Guardian)

António Guterres says violence puts region at risk as Hezbollah and Israel seem unwilling to dial down fighting.

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Lebanon's Hezbollah says senior leader killed amid Israeli ... (Aljazeera.com)

Lebanese armed group confirms death of Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi hours after Israel said he was targeted in air strike.

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One week on, how the Lebanon attacks have changed the Middle East (BBC News)

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Special Briefing: The war comes to Lebanon (Middle East Institute)

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What Is Hezbollah, The Group Battling Israel in Lebanon? (Jakarta Globe)

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World leaders at UN warn against 'full-scale war' over Lebanon ... (Jakarta Post)

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New Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon as Hezbollah confirms ... (The Guardian)

Lebanon says only US can end conflict, as Hezbollah confirms death of Ibrahim Qubaisi in Israeli attack on Beirut.

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Middle East crisis live: Lebanon says only US can end war as Israel ... (The Guardian)

Lebanese foreign minister says US 'only country that can really make a difference in the Middle East'; Israel says fighter jets hit Hezbollah targets.

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Amid Israel-Hezbollah strikes, Lebanon says only US can stop fighting (Reuters)

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Sirens sound in Tel Aviv after fresh air strikes reported in Lebanon (The Straits Times)

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Israeli attacks on Lebanon in maps and charts: Live tracker (Aljazeera.com)

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Lebanon's Hezbollah says it launched rocket targeting Mossad base ... (Reuters)

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Lebanon suffers worst day in 18 years amid dangerous escalation (UNICEF Australia)

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Lebanon displaced recount fleeing under fire, as Israel vows more ... (The Washington Post)

Doctors in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon say wounded patients are arriving with head trauma, multiple fractures and deep cuts from shrapnel.

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Families flee southern Lebanon as Israel bombards Hezbollah (PBS NewsHour)

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