Israeli strikes kill 11 in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah threatens to retaliate

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least 11 people, with reports varying on the exact distribution of fatalities and injuries across two separate strikes. According to Investing.com, seven people, including three children, were killed and two wounded in an Israeli warplane strike on a house on the outskirts of Ansar village. Four others were killed and 17 wounded in a separate strike on Deir al-Zahrani, as per the South China Morning Post.

The Israeli military stated that the strikes targeted Hezbollah infrastructure and were in retaliation for a Hezbollah attack that wounded three Israeli soldiers. They also claimed to have killed a Hezbollah commander in the Ansar strike, while accusing the group of using civilians as human shields, as reported by Investing.com.

The attacks have been widely condemned, with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam criticising the strikes, saying they threatened efforts to stabilise the country and undermined ongoing negotiations, as reported by both Investing.com and the South China Morning Post. Iran's foreign ministry also condemned the attacks, with spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei expressing regret over the international community's "continued silence and inaction" in the face of the violence, according to Middle East Eye. Hezbollah has vowed to meet the attacks with a suitable response.

Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, Middle East Eye, Investing.com, South China Morning Post — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.