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Israel strikes central Beirut, killing 22

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An Israeli air strike killed at least 22 people in central Beirut on Thursday as Israeli ground troops in Lebanon were accused of firing on the UN's peacekeeping headquarters, injuring two Blue Helmets.

A portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah sits amids debris at Beirut's southern suburb Rouweiss neighbourhood on October 10, 2024, following overnight Israeli strikes. The United States urged its ally Israel to avoid Gaza-like military action in Lebanon, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it could face "destruction" like the Palestinian territory. [AFP]

The raid on Beirut, where an AFP journalist heard several loud explosions, was the third such attack on the centre of the Lebanese capital since Israel escalated its campaign last month.

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