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Three killed and 23 wounded in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

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

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  • Israeli airstrikes killed at least three people and wounded 23 in southern and eastern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said.
  • The Israeli military said the strikes responded to a Hezbollah drone attack on Israeli soldiers.
  • The latest escalation follows a conflict that Lebanon says has killed 4,300 people since fighting intensified after February 28.

At least three people were killed and 23 wounded in Israeli airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon on Friday, according to Lebanese authorities.

The Israeli military said the strikes came in response to a drone attack by Hezbollah against Israeli soldiers. Lebanon’s state news agency, NNA, reported that two young men were killed in the city of Nabatieh.

Another strike hit the area near Rmadiyeh, a village in southern Lebanon more than 10 kilometers from the Israeli border. One person was killed there and 15 others were wounded.

The conflict between Lebanon and Israel flared after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in support of its ally Iran, following the start of an Israel-US war against Iran on February 28. Israel responded with heavy airstrikes and a ground invasion. Lebanon says those operations have killed 4,300 people.

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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. 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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