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Israeli air strikes target towns in southern Lebanon

Israeli air strikes target towns in southern Lebanon Israeli air strikes have targeted al-Mansouri and the town of Sarbin in southern Lebanon, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported on Tuesday. The NNA added that continuous artillery shelling by Israeli forces have caused fires along the Litani River and in the Marjayoun plains near the town of Deir Mimas, which Lebanese first responders…

Israeli air strikes have targeted the towns of al-Mansouri and Sarbin in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA). The attacks have been accompanied by continuous artillery shelling, which has caused fires along the Litani River and in the Marjayoun plains near Deir Mimas. Lebanese first responders are struggling to contain the fires.

As of the latest figures, 4,350 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel launched attacks on March 2, with 12,310 others injured. Smoke rises from fires ignited by Israeli shelling in the Marjayoun plain, according to a report from AFP.

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