Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed 39
Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed 39 in another day of intense Israeli strikes. The country's health ministry said one Israeli strike on the southern town of Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people, including a child. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had been targeting Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and was "aware of reports regarding harm to uninvolved civilians".
The Lebanese health ministry reported that another Israeli strike on a motorbike in Nabatieh hit "a Syrian national and his 12-year-old daughter". The ministry said the drone then targeted the girl "directly for a third time" after attacking a second time. The girl was undergoing life-saving surgery. Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with a drone, which the Israeli military said wounded three soldiers. According to Lebanon's health ministry, Israeli attacks have killed more than 120 people across the country in the last week, including women and children.
Hezbollah said it targeted northern Israel with a drone on Saturday in response to continued Israeli attacks. The Israeli military said it had identified "an explosive drone launched by the Hezbollah terrorist organisation" near the border in the north. Three army reservists were injured in the attack, one of them seriously. A total of 2,795 people have been killed in Lebanon since March 2, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Israeli authorities have said that 17 soldiers and one civilian have been killed in southern Lebanon, along with two civilians in northern Israel.
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Israeli forces and Hezbollah have been trading fire in Southern Lebanon. The violence continues to escalate, raising concerns about regional stability - but what's at stake?
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