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Israeli fighter jets bombarded the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut overnight into Saturday, sending panicked families fleeing massive strikes reportedly targeting Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. His whereabouts are still unknown. The Israeli army declined to comment on Nasrallah but claimed early Saturday that separate air strikes near the southern city of Tyre killed “Muhammad Ali Ismail, the commander of Hezbollah’s missile unit in southern Lebanon, and his deputy” as well as “other senior officials”. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in the Middle East.