Israeli Airstrikes Rock Southern Suburbs Of Beirut And Cut Off A Key Crossing Into Syria

Associated Press, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Fri, 10/04/2024 - 8:21am

By BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — Israel carried out another series of punishing airstrikes Friday, hitting suburban Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of people fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Hezbollah militant group. The overnight blasts in Beirut’s southern suburbs sent huge plumes of smoke and flames into the night sky and shook buildings kilometers (miles) away in the Lebanese capital.

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