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Israel escalates Beirut bombing, accused of killing 73 in Gaza strike

A fire rages on a hill after rockets were fired from southern Lebanon, on the outskirts of Rosh Pinna in the Upper Galilee on October 20, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. [AFP]

Fighting raged on two fronts Sunday as Israel targeted what it said was a Hezbollah "command centre" in the Lebanese capital, while in Gaza rescuers reported 73 people killed in a single air strike.

The strikes on Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Iran-backed group of attempting to assassinate him by targeting his residence.

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