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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 blocked vehicles from using the main road to Syria. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran and its allies would not back down against Israel in a rare Friday sermon days after his country fired missiles into Israel. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments on the crisis in the Middle East.Â