Israeli airstrike kills nine in Beirut

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An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in central Beirut has killed nine people, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.

Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence since late September, but it has rarely struck in the heart of the capital.

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