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Lebanon says Beirut area schools to close for 2 days due to Israeli strikes
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Residents and rescuers gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike that hit a building in central Beirut's Ras el-Nabaa neighborhood, Lebanon, November 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanon’s Education Minister Abbas Halabi announces that schools and higher educational institutions in Beirut and surrounding areas would close for two days, after Israeli strikes hit the city center.
In a statement, Halabi announces “the closure of official and private educational institutions and private higher education institutions” in Beirut and several nearby areas on Monday and Tuesday in favor of remote learning, and urged principals and directors to “exercise caution.”
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