Israeli air strike on Lebanon kills 2 people
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said the Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Touline killed two people and wounded eight others.
A girl was among the two deaths, and two children were among the wounded, the ministry added.
News agencies had earlier reported one death in Touline.
Hezbollah denies responsibility for strikes on Israel
Hezbollah denied responsibility for the rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel, stating that it remains committed to the ceasefire.
“The Israeli enemy’s claims are merely pretexts to justify its ongoing aggression against Lebanon, which has not stopped since the announcement of the ceasefire,” the Iran-backed group said.
Hezbollah’s statement came after Israel said it had hit Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command centre in retaliation for three rockets fired from Lebanon.
Hezbollah said it remained committed to the ceasefire agreement reached with Israel in November and “stands behind the Lebanese state” in addressing what the group described as a serious Israeli escalation.
No group claimed responsibility for Saturday’s rocket launches towards Israel.
UN peacekeepers ‘alarmed’
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a statement after the Israeli military struck targets in Lebanon following a rocket salvo fired into northern Israel.
“UNIFIL remains alarmed by the possible escalation of violence” after projectiles were launched from Lebanon into Israel triggering “immediate retaliation by the IDF.”
The Israeli military said in a statement Saturday afternoon that it struck “dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command center from which Hezbollah terrorists were operating in southern Lebanon.”
Lebanese media reported one person was killed and three injured in an Israeli airstrike on a village in south Lebanon.
