11 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon amid growing humanitarian crisis
BEIRUT, March 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, according to Lebanon's official National News Agency.An Israeli airstrike on the town of Saksakiyeh in the Sidon district killed four people and injured eight others. Earlier, an airstrike on Kfar Remmen killed two people and injured eight others, while another strike on Tahwitat al-Ghadir in Beirut's southern suburbs killed two.An additional strike on Bazaliyeh, north of Baalbek, destroyed a house, killing one person and lightly injuring two others. An Israeli airstrike on the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiya before noon killed two people and destroyed a house.Hezbollah said it carried out multiple attacks on Israeli military positions and settlements along the border and in the occupied Golan Heights.Meanwhile, UN Children's Fund said more than 370,000 children have been displaced across Lebanon in the past three weeks, part of a wider displacement of over one million people. The agency added at least 121 children have been killed and 395 injured.Lebanon's Information Ministry reported that Israeli attacks have caused significant damage to healthcare infrastructure, including 70 assaults on ambulance and emergency teams. The attacks resulted in 42 paramedics and health workers killed and 119 injured.The International Committee of the Red Cross has warned that Lebanon's humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly. Its regional director, Nicolas Von Arx, stressed the urgent need to protect civilians and ensure their safe return once hostilities end.Cross-border fighting has continued along the Lebanon-Israel border since March 2, when Hezbollah launched rockets toward Israel for the first time since a ceasefire agreed on Nov. 27, 2024, triggering intensified Israeli airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon.
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