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Israel brought its fight with Hezbollah to the doorstep of Beirut, with a series of overnight attacks on the citys southern suburbs following a massive airstrike aimed at killing the groups leader Hassan Nasrallah..
Israeli officials were still assessing whether Nasrallah had been killed in the strike but felt it was unlikely he had survived, people familiar with the matter said..
Later, close to midnight local time, Israels military warned residents of some neighborhoods in Beiruts southern suburbs to leave immediately, saying it planned to carry out new operations against three buildings with what it called strategic capabilities for Hezbollah underground..
The series of attacks targeting Nasrallah and southern Beirut were Israels most aggressive moves yet in two weeks of elaborate intelligence operations, targeted killings and heavy bombardments aimed at stopping Hezbollah from attacking across the Lebanese border into Israel. ..
Hezbollah began firing across the border shortly after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks on southern Israel that killed 1,200 people and sparked the war in Gaza..
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