Smoke was seen rising in southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border, on Monday morning as the Israeli army announced it was conducting several strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. (AP Video / Sept. 23, 2024)
By Bassam Hatoum, Melanie Lidman And Bassem Mroue The Associated Press
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. The Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate ahead of its widening air campaign against Hezbollah.
Thousands of Lebanese fled the south, and the main highway out of the southern port city of Sidon was jammed with cars heading toward Beirut in the biggest exodus since 2006.
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