Israel launches massive airstrike on Beirut in apparent bid to kill Hezbollah leader
by Lorenzo Tondo and Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem and from World news | The Guardian on (#6R2AK)
Six confirmed dead and 91 hurt but other reports claim hundreds killed as sources close to Hezbollah say Hassan Nasrallah is alive
Israel has launched its heaviest air attack on Beirut in almost a year of conflict with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, levelling a number of buildings in a southern suburb in an apparent attempt to kill Hezbollah's leader and a key ally of Iran, Hassan Nasrallah.
Six loud explosions were heard across the Lebanese capital late on Friday afternoon, and vast plumes of smoke were visible from as far as Batroun, a city an hour's drive away.
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