Article 6RQSJ Blasts reported near Imam Khomeini international airport in Iran – as it happened

Blasts reported near Imam Khomeini international airport in Iran – as it happened

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Adam Fulton (now); LĂ©onie Chao-Fong, Tom Ambrose
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Lebanon's health minister, Firass Abiad, has told reporters that over 163 rescuers and health workers had been killed and 272 injured in Israeli airstrikes during more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

Hezbollah, the Iranian backed Lebanese militant group, began firing rockets into northern Israel in support of Palestinians on 7 October 2023, the day after its ally Hamas's attack on southern Israel, in which about 1,200 people were killed.

We have been very clear that this cannot lead - should not lead - to a protracted campaign and that Israel must take the necessary steps to avoid civilian casualties and not endanger UN peacekeepers or the Lebanese armed forces.

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