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Photos show Lebanese people fleeing and buildings wrecked after Israeli strikes

Mar 3, 2026, 1:47 AM | Updated: 5:54 am

A rescue worker checks the site where several buildings were hit by Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, ...

A rescue worker checks the site where several buildings were hit by Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Many people in Lebanon are fleeing their homes after Hezbollah launched missiles into Israel from Lebanon in response to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and Israel retaliated with strikes on Lebanon.

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Photos show Lebanese people fleeing and buildings wrecked after Israeli strikes