At least 11 people were killed and 19 injured in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, according to the report, after the IDF said Hezbollah attacks had wounded three Israeli soldiers. Seven people, including three children, were killed in Ansar and four in Deir ez-Zahrani. The strikes came amid tensions despite a US-mediated ceasefire.
Beirut [Lebanon], August 16: At least 11 people were killed and 19 others injured in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday (local time), after the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that three of its soldiers were injured in earlier attacks by Hezbollah, Al Jazeera reported.
The early-morning Israeli strikes targeted Ansar and Deir ez-Zahrani in the Nabatieh district. In Ansar, seven people were killed, including three children, while two others were injured. Another strike in Deir ez-Zahrani killed four people and injured 17 others, according to Al Jazeera.
Israel acknowledges civilian casualties
Following the strikes, Israel acknowledged that civilians were among the casualties and accused Hezbollah of "deliberately putting civilians in that military compound." Israel identified the women and children killed in the strike as family members of a targeted senior Hezbollah commander, according to The Times of Israel.
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