A senior US official, quoted by Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, stated that the White House did not authorize the Israeli strike in Beirut that preceded the Iranian missile attack on northern Israel. The official added: 'We were not part of this event.'
01 · How it developed
2 developments
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02 · Source and signal
Source and signal
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