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Monday, April 15, 2024
Alleged Israeli strike said to echo across southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reports that an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a home in Hanin, outside the city of Bint Jbeil in the south of the country.
According to the report, the explosion was louder than normal, and could be heard throughout the Nabatiyeh region of southern Lebanon.
الغـ.ـارة العـ.ـنيفة التي هـ.ـزت جنوب لبنان وسمع صداها في صور ضـ.ـربت بلدة حانين قضاء بنت_جبيل .
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Unverified accounts online claim the blast was heard in Tyre, some 22 kilometers (13.5 miles) away.
Pictures published online show a large plume of black smoke from the alleged strike.