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Israel bombs Beirut with multiple blasts heard

Israel bombed Lebanon’s capital Beirut again on Sunday, with at least three explosions heard so far. 

According to witnesses on the ground, a multi-storey building has been hit.

The Israeli military said it had struck “terrorist” headquarters in Beirut’s southern suburbs, in the Dahiyeh area.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that Israel was responding to Hezbollah firing towards Israeli territory.