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Middle East on brink of all-out war
Iran launches multiple missiles at Israel after it invades Lebanon
A man documents the damaged buildings at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, October 1, 2024

ISRAEL’S invasion of Lebanon looked close to having ignited all-out war in the Middle East last night as Iran launched multiple missiles at Israeli targets in response.

It was unclear how Israel or the US, which has stationed huge forces in the region to back Israel up as it continues its Gaza genocide, would react as the Morning Star went to press.

The Israeli military followed up its violation of Lebanese territory by warning residents of nearly two dozen border communities to evacuate, hours after announcing the start of “limited” ground operations against the Hezbollah resistance movement. 

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