Death toll nears 500 in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, health ministry says
At least 492 were killed and 1,645 wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, after the Israeli military said its air strikes had hit more than 1,300 Hezbollah targets in the past 24 hours. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing southern Lebanon "due to Israeli atrocities", Nasser Yassin, the Lebanese minister coordinating the crisis response, said. Read our liveblog to read about how the day's events unfolded.
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At least 492 were killed and 1,645 wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, after the Israeli military said its air strikes had hit more than 1,300 Hezbollah targets in the past 24 hours. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing southern Lebanon "due to Israeli atrocities", Nasser Yassin, the Lebanese minister coordinating the crisis response, said. Read our liveblog to read about how the day's events unfolded.
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