The death toll from an Israeli airstrike on central Beirut early Thursday morning has risen to nine, the Lebanese health ministry says. The strike hit the neighborhood of Bashoura, near the city’s downtown, CNN confirmed, through geolocating the area. An update from Lebanon’s health ministry later on Thursday said the death toll had risen to …

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