BEIRUT, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Israeli airstrikes killed at least 14 people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, according to Lebanon's National News Agency, while Hezbollah announced a series of attacks on Israeli military sites and settlements.
In a series of statements, Hezbollah said its fighters launched attacks on several Israeli sites and targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers and vehicles, using rockets, drones, and artillery shells.
Lebanese Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar said that Lebanon is being subjected to destructive Israeli attacks as part of a war imposed on it, expressing hope for support from Arab countries and the international community to stop the war and back the Lebanese government's decision to extend its authority over all its territory using its own forces.
Lebanon's Health Ministry said in its daily report that the total death toll since March 2 has risen to 1,318, with 3,935 people wounded.
Cross-border fighting between Hezbollah and Israel has continued along the Lebanon-Israel border since March 2, when Hezbollah launched rockets toward Israel for the first time since a ceasefire took effect on Nov. 27, 2024, triggering intensified Israeli airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon. ■
