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IDF airstrike hits Lebanese University campus — 2 academics killed
·Beirut, Lebanon
An Israeli airstrike hit the campus of Lebanese University in Beirut, killing two academics, per Lebanon's state news agency. IDF did not immediately comment. The strike is part of a broader expansion of Israeli operations into parts of central Beirut once considered comparatively safe — including an area near the Lebanese government's headquarters known for bars, restaurants and schools. Lebanese University is one of Lebanon's largest public universities with campuses across the country.
An Israeli airstrike struck the campus of Lebanese University in Beirut, killing two academics according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the university strike.
The attack occurred as Israel's escalation of strikes against Hezbollah in Beirut crystallized into an expansion beyond the group's traditional strongholds in the city's southern suburbs (Dahiyeh). Israeli airstrikes on Day 14 hit an area of central Beirut near the government's headquarters — a zone known for its bars, restaurants and schools rather than as a Hezbollah military hub.
The Lebanese University campus strike and the central Beirut government quarter strikes represent a geographic widening of IDF operations inside Beirut — raising fears the war is expanding into historically neutral parts of the capital. More than 800,000 Lebanese have already fled their homes.
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