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17 others, according to Lebanese health officials.The Israeli official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was discussing a behind
authorized to brief the media, confirmed to The Associated Press that Akil was supposed to be in the building when it was targeted Friday
directed the taking of American and German hostages in Lebanon and held them there during the 1980s.Israeli strike on Beirut on Friday
broadcast footage of wounded people being pulled from the ruins of a flattened building and ambulances rushing to the scene of the
strike.The strike in Dahiyeh, just kilometers from downtown Beirut, hit during rush hour, as people were leaving work and students headed
Hezbollah pounded Israel with 140 rockets, which the Israeli military said came in three waves targeting sites along the ravaged border with
Lebanon.Following the attacks, the Israeli military said that it had struck areas across southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah
the first time.The Israeli military said that 120 missiles were launched at areas of the Golan Heights, Safed and the Upper Galilee, some of
Fire crews were working to extinguish blazes caused by pieces of debris that fell to the ground in several areas, the military said.The
Netua, and most fell in open areas, the military said, adding that no injuries were reported.Hezbollah said that the rockets were in
retaliation for Israeli strikes on villages and homes in southern Lebanon, not two days of attacks widely blamed on Israel that set off
also ordered residents in parts of the Golan Heights and northern Israel to avoid public gatherings, minimize movements and stay close to
shelters in anticipation of the rocket fire that eventually came Friday.Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged near-daily fire since Oct
Tuesday and Wednesday.The sophisticated attacks have heightened fears that the cross-border exchanges of fire will escalate into all-out war
Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement in the attacks.In recent days, Israel has moved a powerful fighting force up to the
of displaced residents to their homes in northern Israel an official war goal.Fighting in Gaza has slowed, but casualties continue to
rise.Overnight, Palestinian authorities said that 15 people were killed in multiple Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip.Those included six
Another person was killed in Gaza City when a strike hit a group of people on a street.Israel maintains that it only targets militants, and
accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas
children.Israel says it has killed more than 17,000 militants, without providing evidence.More than 95,000 people have also been wounded in
