Israel says probing Ain Saadeh incident, claims attacked 'terrorist target'
The Israeli army confirmed Monday that it attacked a day earlier a "terrorist target" in the Northern Metn town of Ain Saadeh east of Beirut, adding that reports of civilian casualties and "all details of the incident" are being reviewed.
The strike killed three people including two women, Lebanese authorities said.
Among the dead were Pierre Mouawad, a local official in the Lebanese Forces, a party strongly opposed to Hezbollah, and his wife.
Residents of the building told local media that the strike hit the apartment above Mouawad's.
Israel's military said Monday that it had struck a "terrorist target" east of Beirut.
"Reports of casualties among Lebanese civilians not involved in the fighting are being examined. All details of the incident are under review," it said.
Source: Naharnet, Agence France Presse
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