Israeli strikes kill 11 in south Lebanon, health ministry says
Lebanon said the strikes killed civilians and children, while Israel said it hit Hezbollah infrastructure after an attack on its soldiers.
- On Saturday, Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed eleven people, including three children, marking the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce took effect on June 20.
- The Israeli military stated it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure in Ansar and Ali Taher in response to actions against Israeli soldiers, claiming the strikes were retaliatory operations.
- Condemning the violence, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated the seven victims in Ansar were not 'military targets' and urged Israel to halt an 'extremely dangerous' escalation.
- Defence Minister Israel Katz recently vowed to maintain troops in a 'security zone' in southern Lebanon, but a State Department official said such a permanent presence contradicts the framework agreement.
- Israel and Lebanon are scheduled to hold an eighth round of US-sponsored negotiations in Rome early next month to address the deteriorating ceasefire and stability concerns.
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The attacks have been the bloodiest since, on June 20, the precarious truce between Israel and Hezbollah entered into force. Netanyahu accuses the militia of using human shields, but the Lebanese authorities are also protesting. At least 11 dead.
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informacion.esAt least eleven people have died and 19 have been injured since Friday night in southern Lebanon as a result of a series of Israeli Army air strikes on two localities in Nabatiye governorate, the deadliest since mid-June. Bombings have occurred on the towns of Ansar, where seven people have been killed and two injured, and Deir el Zahrani, where four more have died and 17 others have suffered serious injuries, according to the latest report from…
On Saturday, Israeli strikes killed eleven people, including women and children, in southern Lebanon, the deadliest since agreements reached in June, which had led to a decline in hostilities between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement.
The Israeli army said that it had targeted Hezbollah, and the Lebanese Prime Minister denounced the deaths of civilians.
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