At Least 9 Killed in Israeli Strike in Lebanon's Nabatieh

Smoke rises from villages near the border in south Lebanon after Israeli shelling (AFP)
Smoke rises from villages near the border in south Lebanon after Israeli shelling (AFP)
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At Least 9 Killed in Israeli Strike in Lebanon's Nabatieh

Smoke rises from villages near the border in south Lebanon after Israeli shelling (AFP)
Smoke rises from villages near the border in south Lebanon after Israeli shelling (AFP)

At least nine people were killed and five wounded by an Israeli strike on a residential building in Nabatieh city in southern Lebanon, state news agency NNA said on Saturday.

The Israeli military said the airstrike targeted a weapons depot used by Hezbollah.

Tensions have soared in the region in recent weeks, after a deadly rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that Israel blamed on Hezbollah. Israel responded with the killing of a top Hezbollah commander in the suburbs of Beirut.

Hezbollah has also vowed to retaliate against Israel, as has Iran, for the killing in Tehran of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh.



At Least 15 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strike on Central Gaza's Zawayda

Smoke and soil billow after an Israeli strike in al-Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Smoke and soil billow after an Israeli strike in al-Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
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At Least 15 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strike on Central Gaza's Zawayda

Smoke and soil billow after an Israeli strike in al-Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Smoke and soil billow after an Israeli strike in al-Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

At least 15 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on the town of Zawayda in central Gaza, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Saturday.
The Israeli military is aware of reports of 15 people killed in a Gaza airstrike and is looking into them, a spokesperson said.

Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week seeking an agreement to end fighting between Israel and Hamas and free remaining hostages.

Despite the negotiations, Israeli forces on Friday pounded targets across tiny, crowded Gaza and issued new orders for people to leave areas it had previously designated as civilian safe zones, saying Hamas had used them to fire mortars and rockets at Israel.

Israel's military campaign has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities.