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This is a developing story… Please check back for possible updates... The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Tuesday that it 'carried out a targeted strike in Beirut ,' elevating fears of an all-out war with Lebanon or a larger regional conflict as Israel continues a monthslong assault on the Gaza Strip. Israel has blamed Hezbollah , a militia and political party in Lebanon , for the recent rocket attack on a soccer field in Majdal Shams, a town in the Israel i-occupied Golan Heights .
' The Israeli strike 'targeted the area around Hezbollah's Shura Council in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of the capital,' Reuters added, citing Lebanon's state-run national news agency. Since the Israeli assault on Gaza began over the Hamas-led October 7 attack, cross-border strikes have killed hundreds of Hezbollah fighters and approximately 100 civilians.
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