Hezbollah battles troops on border as Israel pounds Lebanon
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Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 5, 2024. People stand near damaged vehicles at the site hit by an Israeli strike that, according to a security source, killed a Hamas leader, Saeed Atallah, and three family members, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Oct. 5, 2024. A man walks past a damaged building in the aftermath of the Israeli strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the Chiyah area of Dahiyeh, Beirut, Oct. 5, 2024.
Hezbollah said Saturday its fighters were confronting Israeli troops in Lebanon's southern border region, where the Israeli military said it struck militants from the Iran-backed movement at a mosque.
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