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Eugene

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Sun Sep 29, 2024, 06:38 PM Sep 29

Israeli strikes may have displaced million people - Lebanon PM

Source: BBC

Israeli strikes may have displaced million people - Lebanon PM

29 September 2024

Jaroslav Lukiv
BBC News

Israel's continuing air strikes may have already forced as many as one million people from their homes across Lebanon, the country's prime minister has said.

"It is the largest displacement movement that may have happened," Najib Mikati said.

Lebanon's health ministry reported more than 50 people killed in Sunday's strikes - two days after Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. Meanwhile, Hezbollah fired more rockets into northern Israel.

In a separate development, Israel said it had carried out "large-scale" air strikes on military targets of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgveeyrl47o

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Israeli strikes may have displaced million people - Lebanon PM (Original Post) Eugene Sep 29 OP
The Lebanese government is not Hezbollah. They are also elected representatives of the people. ColinC Sep 29 #1
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