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WATCH: Video shows explosions and fires in Beirut as Israel’s warplanes bombed Lebanon’s capital overnight.Source: Associated Press

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By Henry Meyer

October 3, 2024 at 7:25 AM UTC

Updated on

October 3, 2024 at 12:49 PM UTC

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Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut and traded hostilities with Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon as the country’s forces kept up their campaign against the Iran-backed militant group.

Nine people died in the center of the Lebanese capital after an Israeli strike on a medical site affiliated with Hezbollah, according to local authorities. The Israel Defense Forces said it killed 15 Hezbollah militants in an overnight airstrike on a building used by the group in the town of Bint Jbeil, and ordered civilians in some areas to leave immediately.