Centre of Beirut shocked after Israeli army strikes apartment block
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Israeli strikes have hit Beirut, displacing 700,000 and killing nearly 600 in Lebanon since the war began.
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The center of Beirut experienced a strike on an apartment block, marking the second such incident in the capital during the ongoing conflict. Over 700,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon, and nearly 600 have died due to intense Israeli strikes. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent is reporting from the site of the latest bomb strike.
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FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent is reporting from the site of the latest bomb strike in Beirut.
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