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Hezbollah Says Lebanon's Government Has 'Declared War'
Fierce gun battles erupted today in Beirut, Lebanon, after the western-backed government shut down the telecommunications network run by Hezbollah. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader, called that a "declaration of war…for the benefit of America and Israel." Nicholas Blanford is based in Beirut for the Christian Science Monitor .
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readFierce gun battles erupted today in Beirut, Lebanon, after the western-backed government shut down the telecommunications network run by Hezbollah. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader, called that a "declaration of war…for the benefit of America and Israel." Nicholas Blanford is based in Beirut for the Christian Science Monitor.
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1 of 3Israel Turns 60, for Better or Worse- 1:34Hezbollah Says Lebanon's Government Has 'Declared War'You’re reading this
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- 40:45Looking Back on Mission Accomplished