Blasts hit Damascus during Macron visit - Vatican News
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Two explosive devices detonated in central Damascus near the hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying during his visit, injuring 18 people. Security forces had discovered the devices and were attempting to defuse them when they exploded. Macron was unharmed and did not hear the blasts. In southern Lebanon, an Israeli drone strike killed four people, including a school headteacher. UNICEF warned that conditions in Gaza remain catastrophic, with more than 60,000 children killed or injured after over 1,000 days of war. Lebanon's health ministry reports at least 4,319 killed in Israeli strikes since hostilities began.