Two civilians martyred in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon
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Lebanese state media say Israeli strikes on the southern town of Kafra killed two people and injured 14 others.
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Residents inspect the damage due to Israeli bombardment in the southern Lebanese village of Kherbet Selm near the border on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Hassan FNEICH / AFP)
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in southern Lebanon reported the martyrdom of a man and his wife in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the town of Kafra.
Our correspondent also mentioned that several Lebanese citizens were injured in Israeli attacks on the town of Siddiqin, emphasizing that Israeli artillery shelling lasted for more than two hours on the town of Houla and its surroundings.
"Enemy warplanes raided the towns of Siddiqin and Kafra... killing two people from the town of Kafra and injuring 14," Lebanon's state-run national news agency (NNA) said.
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In the same context, the outskirts of the towns of Mays al-Jabal, Markaba, and Wadi al-Saluqi were targeted by Israeli artillery and phosphorus attacks on Wednesday evening.
At least 286 people were martyred since the start of Israeli strikes on the towns and villages of south Lebanon on October 8.
On its part, the Lebanese Islamic Resistance - Hezbollah announced that its fighters carried out three operations against Israeli military sites and deployments along the border with occupied Palestine.
Hezbollah said it targeted the al-Ramtha site in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with rockets, hitting it directly. Simultaneously, the Resistance targeted the deployment of Israeli occupation soldiers in the vicinity of the Birket Risha site with rockets, achieving direct hits. Later, Resistance fighters targeted the al-Sumaqah site in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with rockets, hitting it directly.
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon reiterated that the operations come in support of the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in solidarity with their courageous and honorable Resistance.
Israeli media reported on Wednesday that 14 rockets launched from Lebanon landed in the settlement of "Kiryat Shmona", resulting in a direct hit on a street and a building. In addition, a rocket landed in the settlement of "Beit Hillel".
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