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TOPSHOT - Rescuers sift through the rubble at the scene of an Israeli strike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs a day earlier, as search and rescue operations continue on September 21, 2024. Lebanon's Hezbollah said on September 21 that a second senior commander was among 16 fighters killed in an Israeli air strike on its Beirut stronghold the previous day, highlighting the scale of the blow to its military leadership. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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