5 Lebanese killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern, eastern Lebanon
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least five Lebanese on Thursday were killed and three others injured in Israeli airstrikes on towns in southern and eastern Lebanon.
The Lebanese state news agency (NNA) said four Lebanese were killed and three others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a home in Bazourieh town, near Tyre city, in southern Lebanon.
It added that the Israeli warplanes also struck the southern towns of Sultaniyeh, Deyrintar, Jmaijmeh, Borgholiyeh, Majdal Selm, and others.
NNA also reported that a Lebanese woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Harfouche town in Baalbek district, eastern Lebanon.
The Israeli air campaign in Lebanon has been going on since late September against what it claims are Hezbollah targets, an escalation of year-long cross-border warfare since the start of the war on Gaza.
Israel has killed more than 3,000 people and injured over 13,500 since October 2023, according to Lebanese health authorities.
Israel launched a ground invasion into southern Lebanon on Oct. 1.