Lebanon state media says one dead, 11 wounded in Israeli strike on south

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Lebanese official media says an Israeli attack on the country’s south has killed one person, as Israel announced it was carrying out strikes in retaliation for what it said was a Hezbollah ceasefire violation, AFP reports.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) said the Israeli strike “targeted the roof of a prayer area of the cemetery in the town of Tibnin”, killing one person and wounding 11 others.

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