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Saturday, August 17, 2024
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Saturday, August 17, 2024
Death toll in southern Lebanon strike rises to 10, state news reports
A view of an industrial area destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Wadi al-Kfour, Nabatieh province, south Lebanon, August 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Around 10 people were killed, including two children, and five were wounded by an Israeli strike on a residential building in the city of Nabatieh city in south Lebanon, state news agency NNA says.
The victims are all Syrian citizens, NNA says, adding that a final toll of the strike would be announced after DNA tests were conducted to determine the identity of the victims.
The Israeli military said the airstrike targeted a weapons depot used by Hezbollah terrorists.
