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Israel bombarded the southern suburbs of Beirut with a new salvo of air strikes early Friday, hitting an apartment building in the Lebanese capital and causing large explosions near the international airport. An Israeli strike near Lebanon’s Masnaa border crossing cut off the main road to Syria, said Lebanese officials. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is set to lead Friday prayers and deliver a public sermon days after Tehran fired missiles into Israel, sparking Israeli warnings of retalitation. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments on the crisis in the Middle East.Â