Beirut says 3 Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli airstrike in south

A photo taken from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the village of Qlaileh on November 19, 2024. (KAWNAT HAJU / AFP)
A photo taken from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the village of Qlaileh on November 19, 2024. (KAWNAT HAJU / AFP)

The Lebanese army says three of its soldiers were killed when Israel struck their position in the south today, with the health ministry reporting eight other people wounded.

“The Israeli enemy targeted an army position in the town of Sarafand in the south, killing three soldiers,” the army says in a statement. The health ministry says the attack also wounded eight people, including “citizens who were nearby.”

There was no immediate comment from the IDF on the incident.

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