MIDDLE EAST
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Israel-Hezbollah Escalation in Lebanon
Israeli military has intensified strikes on southern Lebanon, killing civilians and prompting mass civilian evacuations from Beirut suburbs. Israeli officials call for expanded offensive including cutting electricity supplies. Reports indicate Israel mobilizing additional reserve forces and calling up troops to expand operations.
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- Israeli attacks on eastern Lebanon village kill at least 12 people
- Civil defense and rescue centre in Lebanon struck by Israel, killing two
- Israel drops white phosphorus bombs in Lebanon: Report
- Israel issues displacement threats in Lebanon's Nabatieh
- Israeli army calls up reservists to expand operation in Lebanon: Report
- Israeli ministers call for cutting power to Lebanon, return to full-scale war
- Residents leave southern Beirut amid fears of escalation
- Video: Beirut’s southern suburbs empty as residents prepare for Israeli strikes
- Israeli strike on village in eastern Lebanon kills 12, as more troops called up to Lebanon
- Israel strikes Lebanese village and calls up more troops in the region