Israeli aggression kills 10, injures 5 in South Lebanon
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Al Mayadeen's correspondent says the victims of the Israeli strike are Syrian nationals.
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Emergency workers and locals gather near the site of an Israeli strike on Wadi al-Kfour, in al-Nabatiyeh, in South Lebanon, on August 17, 2024. (Social media)
Several were killed and injured in an Israeli strike that targeted a residential building in the Kfour Valley to the northwest of the city of al-Nabatiyeh early on Saturday.
In the latest update, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 10 were killed, including a woman and her two children, and 5 were wounded, including two in critical condition, in the raid.
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Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that the victims of the Israeli attack on the residential building in South Lebanon were Syrian nationals.
Israeli occupation forces also struck the towns of Maroun al-Ras, Hanine, Aitaroun, Kfar Kila, al-Khiam, and Auta al-Shaab.
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Hezbollah supports the Palestinian people, responds to Israeli aggression
On the other hand, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah announced on Friday a new series of operations its fighters carried out against Israeli occupation military sites and troops.
Hezbollah said its operations were in support of the "steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and their brave and honorable Resistance," as well as in response to the Israeli attacks "on the steadfast southern villages and safe homes."
The Resistance said its fighters targeted at 1:15 pm a bunker where Israeli soldiers were positioned at the Birket Risha site with guided weapons, hitting it directly and resulting in confirmed casualties.
At 2:40 pm, Hezbollah bombarded a deployment of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Metat barracks with rocket weapons and achieved a precise hit.
The Islamic Resistance confirmed that its fighters also bombarded at 4:30 pm a deployment of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Jal al-Deir site with Falaq rockets.
Later, Hezbollah targeted the al-Assi site with artillery shells, hitting it directly.
Regarding its operations in response to the Israeli assaults on southern Lebanese towns and villages, the Islamic Resistance said its fighters targeted buildings used by Israeli soldiers in the Netua settlement with unnamed "appropriate weapons".
In addition, Hezbollah confirmed that it launched an aerial attack with a swarm of one-way drones on the headquarters of the armored battalions of the 188th Brigade in the Revaya barracks in the occupied Syrian Golan. It said the attack targeted the positions and groupings of officers and soldiers, striking the intended targets with precision and causing confirmed casualties.
Moreover, the Resistance said it targeted buildings used by Israeli soldiers in the Metulla settlement with unnamed "appropriate weapons" in response to the Israeli attacks on southern villages and safe homes, especially in Kfar Kila.
At 10:50 pm, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Israeli artillery emplacements in al-Zaoura with artillery rockets.
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