10 Syrians killed in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanese towns

Lebanese people inspect the wreckage of buildings after Israeli airstrike hit residential areas in the southern parts in Beirut, Lebanon on August 17, 2024. [Houssam Shbaro – Anadolu Agency]

At least 10 Syrians were killed and five more civilians injured in an overnight Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanese towns, Anadolu Agency reports.

According to the Lebanese National News Agency, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported on Saturday that a recent Israeli air raid on the Wadi al-Kfour area in Nabatieh killed 10 civilians, including a woman and her two children.

The ministry stated that the fatalities were Syrian nationals, adding that five others were injured, three of them are Syrian nationals, one Sudanese man and a Lebanese woman.

Separately, the Israeli army confirmed the strikes, stating that its fighter jets targeted several military buildings associated with Hezbollah in the areas of Hanin and Maroun al-Ras.

It also reported an attack in the Nabatieh region claiming to have targeted a Hezbollah military site.

There was no immediate comment from the Hezbollah group on the reports.

Fears have grown of a full-fledged war between Israel and Hezbollah amid an exchange of cross-border attacks especially after the July 30 assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut.

The escalation comes against the backdrop of a deadly Israeli onslaught on Gaza, which has killed over 40,000 people since last October.

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