Israel at war: 'Most violent night': Intense Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut ahead of October 7 anniversary
Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold was hit by more than 30 Israeli strikes overnight, Lebanon's official National News Agency reported, as a huge fireball lit up the sky ahead of Monday's anniversary of the Hamas attack that sparked the war.
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