Paramedic killed in Srifa as Israel intensifies attacks on south and east
An airstrike on the Amal-affiliated Risala Scout Association center in Srifa killed two people on Tuesday, including a paramedic.
The Israeli army also struck Tuesday several towns and villages in south Lebanon, including Kafra, Barish, Srifa, Shohour, Dweir, Majdal Selem, Kawthariyet al-Rez, Arnoun, Yohmor-Shqif, al-Rihan, Zawtar al-Sharqiya, Tyre's Ras el-Ein, Tayrfelsay, Harees, Kherbet Selem, Habboush, Zebdine, Kfartebnit, al-Kharayeb, al-Sahrqiyeh, al-Sultanieh, Deir Ntar, Mayfadoun and Arzoun.
Israeli artillery meanwhile shelled al-Mansouri.
An Israeli airstrike late Monday on Mashghara in eastern Lebanon killed 12 people, the country's state-run National News Agency said Tuesday.
The strike late Monday in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley area came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had authorized more intensive strikes targeting the Hezbollah militant group across Lebanon.
Rescue workers said a dozen bodies were pulled out of the rubble following an intense wave of overnight strikes targeting swaths of southern and eastern Lebanon.
The intensified attacks come three days before Lebanese and Israeli military delegations are set to meet in Washington for direct talks.
Israel's military said it struck more than 100 Hezbollah sites across southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley area overnight, saying it targeted storage facilities, command centers and observation points used to attack Israeli troops and residents in northern Israel.
Hezbollah meanwhile attacked Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israel, and has vowed to continue fighting until Israel stops its daily airstrikes and withdraws its troops from the country.
The Lebanese government hopes that the direct talks with Israel, opposed by Hezbollah, will lead to a ceasefire.
Over one million people in Lebanon have been displaced in the war, which was sparked by Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel on March 2 in solidarity with Iran.
Source: Associated Press
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