Lebanon reports seven dead in Israeli strikes as Aoun urges U.S. intervention

Seven people had been killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon by Sunday, according to the country’s Health Ministry, as a fragile ceasefire came under growing strain.

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a dangerous escalation

Three more people died in the afternoon when an Israeli drone struck a parking area near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, the ministry said. Earlier strikes that day had already killed four people, bringing the reported total to seven.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the United States and the international community to stop the attacks. He described the morning strikes as “a dangerous escalation,” saying they directly affected Lebanon’s state institutions and healthcare facilities.

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Aoun said the attacks damaged government buildings and destroyed an abandoned hospital. He urged Washington and other countries to “act urgently to stop these violations,” expressing Beirut’s deep concern over the escalation and the fragile ceasefire.

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act urgently to stop these violations