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The highest toll was in Beirut, where 91 people were killed. The health ministry gave a toll of 182 dead across the country and said it was not a final figure. All up, it was the deadliest day in the latest&#8230;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the US-Israeli war with Iran. A total of 254 people were killed and over 1,100 \u200cwounded across Lebanon, the country\u2019s civil defence service said. 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