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Israeli strikes on southern Lebanese town kill 11, state news agency says
The military said it was targeting Hezbollah sites as rescue workers searched rubble and officials reported 12,378 wounded since the conflict began.
Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Rumman killed at least 11 people, including children and medics, on Monday, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
These strikes occurred amid intensifying cross-border hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, threatening the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire framework established in June.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called the strikes "a dangerous escalation" that targeted "purely civilian administrations and health centres," urging international intervention to halt violations.
While the Israeli military claimed the strikes targeted Hezbollah facilities, local officials reported the Kfar Rumman strikes occurred without advance evacuation warnings typically issued before operations.
The Health Ministry reports 17 hospitals have sustained damage since March 2 and 135 healthcare workers have been killed, indicating systematic degradation of emergency response capacity.
Israel launched an airstrike on a village in southern Lebanon, killing 12 people, claiming it was targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in retaliation for attacks on Israeli troops.