Israel strikes Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanon

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A series of massive explosions shook south Beirut on Friday afternoon, leaving questions about whether this was an attempted assassination of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The World’s Shirin Jaafari is following the story; she provides crucial context and brings us the latest updates on the developing situation.

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