Israel Airstrikes on Lebanon Kill Hundreds in Major Escalation
- Lebanese officials say nearly 500 killed in Israeli attacks
- Israelis seek refuge in bomb shelters from Hezbollah strikes
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Israel launched airstrikes on targets across southern Lebanon, killing nearly 500 people in one of the deadliest days of fighting in nearly two decades and fanning fears of all-out war.
Some 1,650 people were wounded in the strikes and about 100 women and children were among the dead, the Lebanese health ministry said. Israeli officials said many of those killed were members of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, and argued that the group had placed rocket launchers in private homes.