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Israeli drone strikes kill 8 near Beirut ahead of talks

Israeli drone strikes on Wednesday hit multiple vehicles along a main highway south of Beirut, killing eight people — including a woman and her two children — according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, in one of the deadliest escalations since the ceasefire took effect.

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00:00Israeli drones tracked three vehicles along the main highway south of Beirut,
00:04killing at least eight people, including a woman and her two children on Wednesday,
00:09according to Lebanon's health ministry.
00:11Two of the attacks targeted the busy highway, linking Beirut to southern port city of Sidon,
00:18while another strike hit the town of Sadiyad near the freeway.
00:22A fourth drone strike later targeted a car at Sidon's northern entrance.
00:28The Israeli military said it carried out strides against Hezbollah infrastructure in several areas of southern Lebanon,
00:36hours after warning residents in six southern villages to have acquit.
00:40The violence comes ahead of another round of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel,
00:45scheduled for Thursday in Washington, where the Trump administration is pushing for progress
00:51between the two long-time adversaries technically at war since 1948.
00:57Lebanese health minister said Tuesday that since the ceasefire began,
01:01380 people have been killed and more than 1,100 wounded.
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