Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’

People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to flee “total destruction”, amid fresh reports of Hezbollah projectile attacks into Israel and close-quarter clashes along the UN-patrolled line of separation between the two countries.

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Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’

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