Mayor says civilian killed by Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon

Smoke rises over buildings on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese border village of Khiam following reported Israeli strikes on January 7, 2024. (Rabih Daher/AFP)
Smoke rises over buildings on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese border village of Khiam following reported Israeli strikes on January 7, 2024. (Rabih Daher/AFP)

A mayor in south Lebanon claims that an Israeli airstrike killed a civilian in a border town today.

Kfar Kila mayor Hasan Sheyyet tells AFP that a resident “was killed during an Israeli artillery strike while he was in his garden,” adding he was “a civilian with no party affiliation.”

The official National News Agency identifies the slain man as Hasan Ali Tawil. It says he was killed when “an Israeli artillery shell fell near his house in Kfar Kila.”

The IDF did not immediately comment on the claim. Earlier, it said its fighter jets hit a Hezbollah command center and rocket launch position in southern Lebanon.

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