Overnight strike by Israel targets main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, which tens of thousands of people have used to try to flee the fighting
People fleeing Lebanon due to continuing Israel i air strikes carry their belongings after an Israel i strike at the Masnaa border crossing with Syria, in Lebanon , on Oct. 4.and Lebanon and hinted that Iran could do it again, as the threat of a regionwide conflict continues to grow.
Video from the Masnaa border crossing showed huge craters on both sides of the main highway connecting Beirut and Damascus. People could be seen getting out of their cars and carrying their possessions as they continued toward the border on foot. Three hospitals in southern Beirut announced Friday that the air strikes had forced them to suspend operations. Eight paramedics – four in the capital, four in the southern town of Marjayoun – were among those killed Friday.Israel says it has killed 250 Hezbollah fighters since the ground incursion began Tuesday.
Israel says the military operation in Lebanon is necessary to allow residents of northern Israel to return safely to their homes. Some 60,000 Israelis were forced to flee when Hezbollah began launching rockets and drones across the border last Oct. 8 in what the group said was an act of solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have been driven from the border area since the invasion began.The escalation of fighting comes just days ahead of the anniversary of the Oct.
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