Israeli military strikes kill nine in southern Lebanon
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Updated · CNN International · Apr 30
Israeli military strikes kill nine in southern Lebanon
12 articles · Updated · CNN International · Apr 30
Lebanon said 23 were wounded in Jibchit and Toul, while Hezbollah drone attacks killed 19-year-old Sergeant Liem Ben Hamo and injured 12 soldiers in northern Israel.
The dead in Lebanon included two children, and the strikes followed Israeli evacuation warnings for several southern towns despite a ceasefire still formally in place.
Lebanese authorities say Israel's campaign since early March has killed at least 2,586 people and injured more than 8,000, with residents reporting deep fear that the truce could collapse.
Amid a US-brokered ceasefire, why has the systematic destruction of southern Lebanon's towns and medical facilities seemingly accelerated?
How did the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader ignite a conflict now threatening to erase southern Lebanon from the map?
Is Israel's destruction of southern Lebanon a defensive tactic or a strategy to create a permanent, uninhabitable buffer zone?