Israeli military shells southern Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah

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Israeli forces continue intermittent artillery shelling on the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah in southern Lebanon, accompanied by heavy machinegun fire towards several neighbourhoods, Al Jazeera reports, citing Lebanon’s National News Agency.

The attack came as UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, reported that Israel fired 455 projectiles into southern Lebanon and breached Lebanese airspace 97 times from Friday to Sunday, marking the heaviest fire seen in months.

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