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Our top stories. The Israel Defence Forces struck a Hezbollah

stronghold in a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, reportedly killing the militia's most senior commander.

Israel blames the Lebanese Shia militia and political party for a rocket attack that

killed 12 children in Israel controlled Golan Heights on July 27th

and said it targeted quote the commander responsible.

His bullet denies it fired the rocket.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, had vowed that the group would, quote,

pay a heavy price.

Diplomats, including Anthony Blincken, America's Secretary of State, have sought to

contain the response and prevent a broader regional war. Venezuela's Attorney General said that more than 700 people have been arrested following

protests that swept the country after Nicholas Maduro, the country's authoritarian

president, claimed an implausible victory in Sunday's presidential

election.

Venezuela's opposition said that nearly three-quarters of the vote tallies that it has seen show its candidate

Edmondo Gonzalez well ahead of Mr Maduro. Maria Corrina Machado, the main

opposition leader, was barred from standing.

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