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Israeli airstrikes into southern suburbs of Beirut cut off key crossing between Lebanon and Syria

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Israel carried out a series of massive airstrikes overnight , hitting suburbs of Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria .

The blasts in Beirut ’s southern suburbs sent huge plumes of smoke and flames into the night sky and shook buildings kilometers (miles) away in the Lebanese capital.

The Israeli military did not comment on what the intended target was, and there was no information yet available on casualties.

Meanwhile, Israel said that Hezbollah had launched about 100 rockets into Israel on Friday .

Israel ’s military says militants in Gaza fired two rockets into Israeli territory.

It is the first time Israel has seen rocket fire from Gaza in about a month .

The number of rockets fired from Gaza into Israel has slowed considerably since the start of the war.

More than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 .

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