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GOOD MORNING. Here’s all the news to know as you start your day.

1. Crisis in Lebanon

Fears are mounting that Beirut’s medical facilities may collapse as it deals with huge numbers of civilians injured in this week’s Israeli bombing campaign. Hospitals had already been struggling to cope in the wake of the pager attacks.

2. Conflict 

Hezbollah has said it has fired a ballistic missile targeting Israeli spy agency Mossad’s headquarters near Tel Aviv, saying that recent attacks on the militant group had been planned there

3. Car hijacking

Gardaí have arrested a man as part of the investigation into the hijacking of a car in Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1 on Monday afternoon. A five-month-old baby girl had been in the car at the time of the hijacking but was quickly recovered unharmed.  

4. Bike shelter

The OPW is due to appear before an Oireachtas committeeto discuss the …