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Israel conducted 14 strikes in south Lebanon, Lebanese security sources say

May 8 (Reuters) - Israel conducted 14 strikes in the Nabatieh area in south Lebanon on Thursday, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters, one of Israel's most intense bombardments since a ceasefire brokered by the U.S in November.
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By Reuters
8 May
Israeli military strikes hit southern Lebanon Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike near the villages of Khiam and Kfar Kila, as seen from Marjaayoun, close to the border with Israel, in southern Lebanon, 07 October 2024. According to the Lebanese Minister of Health, more than 2,000 people have been killed and more than 9,600 others have been injured in Lebanon since the beginning of the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. Israel's military stated on 07 October, that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) has conducted 'extensive strikes' on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. EPA-EFE/STRINGER

In April, Israel struck a southern Beirut building that it said it was being used to store precision missiles belonging to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.

Lebanon and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire in November which halted the fighting and mandated that southern Lebanon be free of Hezbollah fighters and weapons.

 

(Reporting by Laila Bassam, Writing by Ahmed Elimam; Editing by Michael Georgy and Bernadette Baum)

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