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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Beirut says Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed 5 civil defense personnel
Illustrative: Birds fly away as a smoke cloud erupts following an Israeli airstrike on a village near Lebanon's southern city of Tyre on October 9, 2024. (Kawnat HAJU / AFP)
Lebanon’s state civil defense body says an Israeli strike today killed five of its personnel in the country’s south, with the health ministry condemning what it said was the latest deadly strike on rescue workers.
Five personnel “were killed in an Israeli strike that targeted the civil defense center in the village of Derdghaiya as they were inside on the alert to receive emergency calls,” a statement from the body says.
Lebanon’s health ministry said the toll of five was provisional, calling on the international community to take a “firm position” after Israel “renewed its targeting of rescue and ambulance teams.”
There was no immediate comment from the IDF on the claim.
