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Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed at least 2,618 since the start of the war on March 2, Lebanon’s health ministry says, Al Jazeera reports.

Smoke rises following Israeli strikes, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, May 1. — Reuters

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