More people reported killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon

At least three people were killed and 23 wounded in Israeli airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon on Friday, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. Five areas came under attack, the ministry said.

Israel’s military said Hezbollah had used a drone to attack Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon. The military described the airstrikes as a response. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that two young men were hit while riding a motorcycle in Nabatieh, and that rescuers took their bodies to a local hospital.

One strike took place near Ali al-Taher ridge, a strategically important high point that Israel said it had taken control of on Thursday. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military would work to “prevent the enemy from re-establishing itself in the area.”

Another Israeli strike hit Rmadiyeh in the Tyre area, more than 10 kilometers from the Israeli border. The Health Ministry said one person was killed there and 15 were wounded, including two children, three women and six rescuers.

Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged attacks since March, after Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel amid the wider conflict involving Iran. Israel responded with airstrikes and a ground operation in Lebanon. Lebanese authorities say Israeli attacks have killed more than 4,300 people since March. A later framework agreement called for an Israeli withdrawal from positions in southern Lebanon and for the Lebanese army to secure those areas, but reports of Israeli attacks have continued.

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