Seven killed in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, country's PM says

It was deadliest Israeli attack in Lebanon since agreements reached in June led to a significant reduction in hostilities. Israeli air strikes have killed at least nine people and wounded 12 in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities, as Israel intensified attacks across several towns and villages overnight. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said seven people were killed and three wounded when a strike hit a house on the outskirts of Ansar, in the Nabatieh district, early on Saturday, destroying the building. Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem, reporting from Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, said children and members of one family were among those killed. “This is an area seen by people as safe, but an air attack has now hit,” Hashem said, adding that the attack had increased fear among residents as Israeli strikes and demolitions continued across southern Lebanon. NNA said Israeli attacks intensified early on Saturday, with a series of air strikes on the Ali al-Taher Ridge near Nabatieh al-Fawqa.

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