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Beirut
[ bey-root ]
noun
- a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
Beirut
/ 藢产别瑟藞谤耻藧迟 /
noun
- the capital of Lebanon, a port on the Mediterranean: part of the Ottoman Empire from the 16th century until 1918; many universities (including Lebanese, American, French, and Arab). Pop: 1聽875聽000 (2005 est)
Beirut
- Capital of Lebanon , located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea .
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The attack marks the first time in almost a month that Israel has struck Beirut's southern suburbs - called Dahieh - where Hezbollah is based.
Beirut, once a safe haven for those fleeing airstrikes in southern Lebanon, itself came under fire as the violence spread northwards.
This includes working for the British embassy in Beirut and the United Nations agency for Palestinian migrants and refugees.
It was a typical Friday lunchtime in Beirut's southern suburb.
An Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs has killed four people, Lebanon's health ministry says, putting further pressure on a fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
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