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Two people were killed after an Israeli air strike hit a computer shop in a busy shopping area in west Beirut on Sunday night.

The bomb hit Mar Elias, a densely populated shopping street, but it was not clear who the victims were. The attack followed the killing of Hezbollah media chief Mohammad Afif in an air strike on a building in central Beirut on the same day.

Pope Francis has suggested an international inquiry into the possibility of genocide in Gaza. “We should investigate carefully to assess whether this fits into the technical definition [of genocide],” the pope said in excerpts published by Italian newspaper La Stampa.

It is his latest and most explicit criticism of Israel since it launched its war in Gaza last year.

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, met Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Rio de Janeiro, as part of his official visit to attend the G20 summit on behalf of President Sheikh Mohamed.

The two leaders held talks to discuss ways to enhance relations and signed agreements in investments. The summit takes place today and tomorrow.