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Saturday, July 15, 2006

World urges restraint as Israel hits Lebanon

Israeli warplanes struck at the heart of Hezbollah's power base and pounded Beirut airport again on Friday after a day of relentless attacks that left about 50 people dead and ignited fears of regional war.

Lebanon is virtually cut off from the outside world after Israel imposed an air and sea blockade on its northern neighbour, forced the closure of the only international airport with a wave of attacks that damaged runways and sent fuel tanks up in flames, and bombed the main Beirut-Damascus highway.

"War Comes Back to Lebanon," was the stark headline in the English-language Daily Star newspaper.

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