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Nine killed and 13 wounded in Israeli strikes on building and vehicle in southern Lebanon

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Israeli airstrikes on a three-story building and a civilian vehicle in Kfar Rumman killed nine people and wounded 13, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.
  • The ministry said the victims included women, children and paramedics, while Lebanon’s state news agency reported a higher preliminary death toll.
  • The strikes followed intensified Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon after Israel said Hezbollah launched drones toward its soldiers.

Nine people, including two women, a child and a paramedic, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Kfar Rumman in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Thirteen others were wounded in the attacks early Monday in Nabatieh district.

The deadliest strike hit a three-story residential building, killing eight people and wounding 11, including four children, two women and a paramedic. A second strike hit a vehicle in the same town, killing another paramedic and injuring two people from the Islamic Al Resala Association, the ministry’s emergency center said.

The ministry described the casualties as further evidence of what it called serious violations of international humanitarian law by the Israeli occupation. It said medical workers and children had been targeted despite their protection under the laws of war.

This casualty figure is further compelling proof of the serious violations of international humanitarian law committed by the Israeli occupation, which target medical personnel and children, although the law stipulates their protection during wars.

· Lebanon’s Health MinistryThe ministry condemned the reported deaths and injuries among children and medical workers.

Lebanon’s National News Agency initially reported at least 11 deaths and five injuries in the two strikes. It said the building was destroyed shortly after midnight when enemy warplanes bombed the residential structure. NNA also reported Israeli strikes on Nabatieh Al Fawqa and Arab Salim that destroyed another building, without providing further casualty figures.

The latest attacks came shortly after Israel struck and destroyed a building in Deir Azharani, farther north in Nabatieh. The Israeli military said that building was linked to Hezbollah. Israel has intensified strikes across southern Lebanon over the past two days after saying its soldiers brought down one of two drones allegedly launched by Hezbollah toward troops in an area the Israeli army calls the Security Zone. With Monday’s casualties, at least 13 people have died in Israeli bombardments of Nabatieh and nearby areas over the previous 24 hours. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called the attacks a “dangerous escalation” because they affected state institutions and health centers.

dangerous escalation

· Joseph AounLebanon’s president used the phrase to condemn the latest Israeli attacks.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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