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Israel Airstrike on Hezbollah Shatters Five-Month Ceasefire

4/27/2025

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In a shocking breach of a five-month ceasefire, Israel launched an airstrike on Hezbollah targets in Beirut's Dahiyeh neighborhood. The Lebanese presidency condemned the assault, calling for intervention from the US and France. Israel justified the strike as essential to thwart Hezbollah's military expansion, escalating fears of renewed violence in an already tense region.

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In a shocking breach of a five-month ceasefire, Israel launched an airstrike on Hezbollah targets in Beirut's Dahiyeh neighborhood. The Lebanese presidency condemned the assault, calling for intervention from the US and France. Israel justified the strike as essential to thwart Hezbollah's military expansion, escalating fears of renewed violence in an already tense region.