Hotel owner tells CNN she is angry Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into a US-Israel and Iran conflict
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Hotel strike highlights growing frustration as Hezbollah drags Lebanon into US-Israeli war with Iran

Israel says it’s targeting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in southern Beirut after the group launched what it called “revenge” attacks following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader. But some residents say they’re being caught in the crossfire. The owner of a small Beirut hotel hit in an overnight strike tells CNN’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Matthew Chance that she is angry at Hezbollah for dragging her country into the US-Israeli war with Iran.

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Hotel owner tells CNN she is angry Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into a US-Israel and Iran conflict
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