BEIRUT, March 19 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and 10 others wounded on Thursday in a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
In the coastal town of Aadloun, an airstrike on a house at the town's outskirts killed two people.
Meanwhile, strikes on several areas around Tyre and the popular housing district left two people dead and eight others injured, with wounds reported as ranging from minor to moderate, according to rescue teams.
In a separate strike on the town of Bazourieh, one person was killed, and two others were injured, one of them critically, as the attack reportedly destroyed an entire residential block and cut off the main road.
Separately, Israeli forces have been attacking the border town of Khiam since Thursday morning, with reported attempts at ground infiltration and ongoing clashes with Hezbollah, amid heavy artillery shelling and missile fire.
Hezbollah announced the launch of rockets from Lebanon toward Israel on March 2, the first time since a ceasefire was declared on Nov. 27, 2024. Israel subsequently launched a military campaign against the group, involving intensive airstrikes on several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon, in addition to Beirut's southern suburbs. ■
