Israel and Hezbollah on Brink of All-Out War, as Thousands Flee From Southern Lebanon

Traffic jams pile up at Lebanon’s border as people seek to escape into Syria.

AP/Baz Ratner
Israel's Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept rockets that were launched from Lebanon, as seen from Haifa, September 23, 2024. AP/Baz Ratner

BEIRUT — Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes again Tuesday as the death toll from an Israeli bombardment climbed to nearly 560 people, according to the Lebanese health authority, and thousands fled from southern Lebanon with the two sides on the brink of all-out war.

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