BEIRUT, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Israeli warplanes intensified their air campaign across the Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon on Saturday, launching airstrikes that killed at least 13 people and caused widespread destruction across multiple areas, including casualties among emergency and health workers.
At dawn, airstrikes targeted a residential building in a town, killing three people. Additionally, an initial strike targeted a cluster of private electricity generators in a village, igniting fires and causing significant damage, followed by another airstrike that killed three people.
According to Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health, a strike on Kfar Sir killed four people, including a paramedic affiliated with the Islamic Health Authority, and wounded four others. Another airstrike on Zefta killed three people, including a member of the Lebanese Civil Defense, and injured two others.
In a statement, the ministry condemned the repeated targeting of medical teams, describing it as a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, and said such incidents are being documented as part of international legal proceedings to protect the rights of emergency responders.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah said in two statements that its members targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles at the Metula site using attack drones, and launched a rocket salvo at infrastructure belonging to the Israeli army in a settlement.
On March 2, Hezbollah announced the launch of rockets from southern Lebanon toward Israel, marking the first such attack since a ceasefire was declared in November 2024. In response, Israel carried out airstrikes targeting Beirut, its southern suburbs, and other areas.
A two-week ceasefire reached between Iran and the United States took effect on Wednesday. Yet Israel has said the ceasefire does not cover the conflict in Lebanon, and carried out its largest single-day attack on Lebanon on Wednesday, killing more than 300 and injured over 1,100.
On Friday, Lebanon and Israel agreed to hold an initial meeting next Tuesday in Washington on a ceasefire and the date for starting U.S.-mediated negotiations, whereas Iran demanded a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of Iran's blocked assets prior to the commencement of negotiations with the United States on Saturday. ■
