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Israel’s military said it had conducted a targeted strike in Beirut on Monday, with security sources adding that the strike hit the city’s southern suburbs and that a senior Hezbollah leader had been targeted. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing southern Lebanon “due to Israeli atrocities”, Nasser Yassin, the Lebanese minister coordinating the crisis response, said. Read our liveblog for the latest news on the conflict in the Middle East.