Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 21, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Lebanese woman reported killed in Israeli cannonade
Smoke rises after rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel, Mount Dov, December 20, 2023. (Ayal Margolini/Flash90)
Lebanese media report a woman was killed by heavy Israeli shelling on the town of Maroun al-Ras, which sits near the restive border.
The country’s official news agency reports that the woman was in her home when it was hit, and her husband was injured in the strike. It describes both as civilians.
According to Hezbollah-affiliated al-Meyadeen, the town was blasted by a barrage of 180 strikes Thursday morning.
The IDF said it struck Hezbollah sites in retaliation for overnight attacks, without saying where.
