Four dead, 20 injured in Israeli strikes on Lebanon
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have resulted in four deaths and 20 injuries, following drone attacks by Hezbollah. Lebanese officials have condemned the strikes as a dangerous escalation targeting civilian infrastructure.
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The ongoing conflict poses a significant risk of regional destabilization and humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.
Four people, including two women, were killed and 20 others were injured after the Israeli military launched strikes on southern Lebanon, its health ministry has said.
The Israeli military said it was carrying out strikes after Hezbollah launched drones at its soldiers, and urged residents of the town of Arab Salim to evacuate.
Lebanon's health ministry said two people were killed in south Lebanon's Nabatieh al-Fawqa and two women were killed in Arab Salim nearby.
The 20 wounded were in several locations and included women and three children.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's office called the strikes, which it said destroyed a hospital and damaged a finance ministry building, "a dangerous escalation" that targeted "purely civilian administrations and health centres".
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