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Planes are continuing to land and take off at Beirut airport, despite explosions from Israeli air attacks that could be seen from the airport grounds, videos circulating on social media showed on Thursday. Acting Transport Minister Ali Hamieh reported that normal operations were continuing at the airport. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had earlier advised residents in neighbouring areas to evacuate. Israeli forces also attacked targets in other parts of the country, with Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reporting attacks near the Litani River in the south of the country. IDF grou…