Israeli Airstrike Hits Beirut's Shiyah Suburb

An Israeli airstrike struck Beirut's southern suburb of Shiyah on Thursday, severely damaging key infrastructure and military installations in the area. The attack targeted buildings along Abdul Karim Khalil Street and Maroun Misk, near the Shiyah Husseiniyah.Moreover, Human Rights Watch said in a report released that Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, including massive forced displacements that amount to ethnic cleansing.The new report released by the New York-based rights group said people have been killed while evacuating under Israeli orders and in Israeli-designated humanitarian zones, where hundreds of thousands are crammed into squalid tent camps.The report said the widespread, deliberate demolition of homes and civilian infrastructure in Gaza -– some of them to carve a new road bisecting the territory and establish a buffer zone along Israel's border -– was likely to “permanently displace” many Palestinians.“Such actions of the Israeli authorities amount to ethnic cleansing,” Human Rights Watch said.The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the report.Israel's blistering campaign in Gaza has killed over 43,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to local health officials who do not distinguish between civilians and combatants. With AP inputs

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Israeli Airstrike Hits Beirut's Shiyah Suburb

An Israeli airstrike struck Beirut's southern suburb of Shiyah on Thursday, severely damaging key infrastructure and military installations in the area.

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