Israeli attacks kill nine people in southern Lebanon

Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon have killed nine people. Two people were killed and nine injured in an attack on Deir ez-Zehrani, according to the Lebanese health ministry, as reported by Middle East Eye. Earlier, seven people were killed in a strike on a house on the outskirts of Ansar village.

The Israeli military confirmed it carried out the attacks. The strikes mark a significant escalation despite a lull in fighting that began two months ago, according to France 24.

The Lebanese national news agency (NNA) reported that the strike on Ansar destroyed a home, killed seven people, and wounded three others, with emergency rescuers removing rubble and transporting casualties to hospital, as reported by People Daily Kenya.

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