Lebanese officials reported that nine people were killed in these strikes and that children are among the dead.
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The strikes “were a response to a gross violation of the agreement by Hezbollah when they attacked our forces in the agreed security zone,” wrote Israeli army spokesperson in Arabic, Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya.
Lebanon reported that nine people, including three children, were killed in Israeli strikes in the south of the country on Saturday. These were the deadliest attacks since agreements reached in June eased hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Israel said it carried out retaliatory strikes against an Iran-backed militant group, but the Lebanese Prime Minister stated that seven people killed in one of the strikes were not “military targets” and called on Israel to stop the “extremely dangerous” escalation.
Israel “intensified attacks in the south” early Saturday, reported the Lebanese state National News Agency (NNA), stating that warplanes struck a house on the outskirts of Ansar village and carried out “a series of airstrikes targeting Ali al Taher ridge,” a strategic hill overlooking the Nabatieh area.
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Later, it reported a strike in the southern city of Deir Zahrani.
