17 killed in Israeli strikes in south and east Lebanon today — Lebanese reports

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Lebanese media and health authorities report at least 17 dead and dozens wounded in Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon this morning.

In the town of al-Shahabiya, in the Tyre District, Israeli strikes “resulted in the martyrdom of seven citizens and the injury of 11 others,” Lebanon’s health ministry says in a statement carried by the official National News Agency.

In the eastern Beqaa Valley, the ministry says, a strike in the town of Tamnin al-Tahta killed seven and wounded 18, while in the town of Ali al-Nahr, another five were wounded.

The state news agency reports that three more people were killed in a strike in the Bint Jbeil area of southern Lebanon early this morning.

The IDF has not yet commented on the strikes.

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