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Israeli strikes kill nine in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires rockets over border
Key takeaways
- Lebanon's health ministry said the dead included two paramedics whose ambulance was hit in a strike in the southern Chehour area.
- Meanwhile, Israel's military said it intercepted a drone and two projectiles that crossed the border.
- The incidents tested a partial ceasefire agreed on Monday, which Lebanon said would see Israel refrain from bombing the capital, Beirut, in exchange for Hezbollah not attacking Israel.
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David Gritten Reuters Smoke billows from the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike on Wednesday Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, authorities said, as the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah said it fired rockets into northern Israel.
Lebanon's health ministry said the dead included two paramedics whose ambulance was hit in a strike in the southern Chehour area. A car was also struck just south of Beirut.
Meanwhile, Israel's military said it intercepted a drone and two projectiles that crossed the border. Hezbollah said it targeted a gathering of Israeli troops.
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