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Saturday, October 19, 2024
Lebanon media says mayor among 4 dead in Beqaa Valley strike amid reports of fresh strikes in southern Beirut
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLebanon state media says four people including a mayor have been killed in an alleged Israeli strike on a town in the eastern Beqaa Valley region.
The strike hit a residential building in the town of Baaloul, killing four, the official National News Agency reports, adding that the dead include Haidar Shahla, the mayor of the nearby town of Sohmor.
There is no immediate IDF comment on the report, which comes as Lebanese media also reports Israeli strikes in the southern suburb of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold known as Dahiyeh.
The IDF called on Lebanese civilians near two buildings in Dahiyeh to evacuate the area a short while ago ahead of airstrikes.
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