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Rockets from Israel's Iron Dome air defence system are fired to intercept rockets fired from southern Lebanon near Haifa on September 24, 2024. The Israeli military said more than 50 projectiles were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on the morning of September 24, as it pounded Hezbollah targets with new strikes. [AFP]
Israel rejected a push by allies for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon and vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah militants "until victory", ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's expected address to the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Israeli bombing of Iran-backed Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon has killed hundreds of people this week, while the militant group has retaliated with rocket barrages.
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