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Israel intensifies strikes on Lebanon during ceasefire, videos show

Israel intensifies strikes on Lebanon during ceasefire, videos show

Israel has intensified its strikes on Lebanon, saying it has hit hundreds of Hezbollah targets in the last few days.

Verified videos show strikes on densely populated neighbourhoods in southern Lebanon along with the destruction caused.

The Lebanese health ministry has said more than 3,000 people have been killed since the start of the war. Merlyn Thomas reports.

Produced by Tom Joyner. Graphics by Mesut Ersoz. Verification by Emma Pengelly, Sarah Jalali and Sherie Ryder.

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