Israel Steps Up Beirut Attacks as It Weighs Strike on Iran
- Security cabinet meeting Thursday ended without Iran decision
- Israel faces growing criticism for wounding UN peacekeepers
People stand next to ruined cars following an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 11.
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Israel stepped up airstrikes aimed at Hezbollah in Lebanon while continuing to deliberate how to retaliate against Iran for last week’s missile attack.
Israel bombed Beirut on Thursday night in an operation that killed 22 people and wounded 117, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The assault was part of efforts to degrade the Tehran-backed militant group, a campaign that includes an ongoing ground invasion of southern Lebanon.