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Air strikes in eastern Syria “likely” launched by Israel on Saturday killed at least 19 pro-Iran fighters.
Israel rarely comments on individual strikes targeting Syria, but it has repeatedly said it will not allow arch-foe Iran, which backs President Bashar al-Assad’s government, to expand its presence there.
Beirut – Location
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.
As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the thirteenth-largest in the Arab world.
The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast.
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