Death toll nears 500 in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, health ministry says
At least 492 were killed and 1,645 wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, after the Israeli military said its air strikes had hit more than 1,300 Hezbollah targets in the past 24 hours. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing southern Lebanon "due to Israeli atrocities", Nasser Yassin, the Lebanese minister coordinating the crisis response, said. Read our liveblog to read about how the day's events unfolded.
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Summary:
Israel launched a widespread wave of air strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, simultaneously targeting the country's south, its eastern Bekaa valley and a southern suburb of Beirut in a strike that targeted senior Hezbollah leader Ali Karaki, who Hezbollah later said had survived.
The Israeli military said late Monday that its air strikes in Lebanon had hit more than 1,300 Hezbollah targets in the previous 24 hours.
(FRANCE 24 with AP, AFP, Reuters)
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