Israeli military says it has hit hundreds of Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

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Lebanon's health ministry says hundreds of people have been killed and more than a thousand wounded in Israeli strikes today - the deadliest day of Israel-Hezbollah conflict in the past year. Over the border in northern Israel, we hear from a resident who has returned home, despite the danger.

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(Picture: Smoke billows from the site of Israeli airstrikes near Lebanese villages, as seen from Marjaayoun, southern Lebanon Credit: Stringer/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock )
23 Sep 9AM English United Kingdom News

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