Israel launches fresh strike on south BeirutAn Israeli airstrike damaged the third storey on an apartment building in the Lebanese city of Sidon, reportedly killing one person. (Photo: AFP)BEIRUT - Israel launched a fresh strike on Beirut's southern suburbs late Sunday as Israel's military said it was striking Hezbollah infrastructure in the city following earlier raids mainly in the country's south. The midnight strike, heard by AFP correspondents in the capital, came after a morning Israel army evacuation warning for Beirut's southern suburbs, which Israel has repeatedly struck in the past fortnight. The statement came a day after a Lebanese official said Beirut was preparing a delegation to negotiate with Israel. The NNA reported Israeli strikes on the country's south and east on Sunday, while Hezbollah claimed a series of attacks on sites in Israel and on Israeli troops in south Lebanon.

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