Israeli strike kills 10 in southern Lebanon in one of the deadliest incidents since October 7

Tamara Qiblawi, Kareem El Damanhoury, Eugenia Yosef and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN

(CNN) — An Israeli onslaught has killed astatine slightest 10 group successful Nabatiyeh, confederate Lebanon, nan Lebanese Ministry of Health said, prompting Hezbollah to motorboat a barrage of retaliatory rockets astatine Israel.

All of those killed successful Lebanon were Syrian nationals. A female and her 2 children are among nan dead, according to nan ministry.

The onslaught besides wounded astatine slightest five, 2 of which are successful captious conditions. They see 3 Syrians, 1 Sudanese and 1 Lebanese, nan ministry said. Two of nan Syrians are successful captious information and undergoing room astatine a adjacent hospital.

The Israeli subject said it struck a Hezbollah weapons retention installation successful nan area of Nabatieh overnight.

The decease toll from nan onslaught is 1 of nan largest successful confederate Lebanon since Israel launched its warfare connected Gaza pursuing nan Hamas attacks of October 7 that killed astir 1,200 people.

Mohamed, 14, was astir to spell slumber erstwhile he saw a rocket deed a storage nearby. He told CNN rescuers worked done nan nighttime to retrieve nan dormant bodies from nether nan rubble, wherever they recovered a decapitated assemblage and a severed arm.

Pointing to nan entity buzzing pinch nan sound of an unseen drone, Mohamed said: “They are ever flying complete present 24/7, sometimes they alert truthful debased you tin spot them.”

Referring to nan victims, who are believed to each beryllium Syrian migrants, Haitham, a Syrian nationalist defender astatine a adjacent company, said: “They escaped 1 warfare and sewage killed successful another.”

Iran-backed Hezbollah militants successful Lebanon launched a volley of rockets towards Ayelet Hashahar successful bluish Israel successful consequence to nan strike, nan group said successful a statement.

Israel’s subject confirmed that sirens had sounded successful Ayelet Hashahar aft “approximately 55 projectiles” had crossed from Lebanon. “No injuries were reported,” nan Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said.

In a abstracted incident, nan IDF said 1 of its soldiers was severely injured and different lightly wounded aft a projectile from Lebanon fell successful Misgav Am.

Also connected Saturday, a drone struck and killed a personification connected a motorcycle successful nan confederate Lebanese metropolis of Tyre, according to Lebanon’s state-owned National News Agency (NNA).

Hezbollah and Israeli forces person been exchanging almost regular cross-border occurrence since Israel launched its warfare connected nan enclave, which has killed complete 40,000 Palestinians successful 10 months.

Tensions betwixt Lebanon and Israel deepened further precocious past period erstwhile an Israeli onslaught connected Lebanese superior Beirut killed nan apical subject commandant for Hezbollah, Fu’ad Shukr. The adjacent day, Israel is wide believed to person assassinated Hamas’ governmental leader successful Tehran. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied its engagement successful that incident.

This has prompted speculation of looming retaliatory attacks from Hezbollah and Iran connected Israel. Two sources acquainted pinch nan intelligence told CNN earlier this period that Hezbollah looks progressively for illustration it whitethorn onslaught Israel independent of immoderate Iran whitethorn intend to do.

Given Lebanon’s proximity to Israel arsenic its nonstop neighbour to nan north, Hezbollah could enactment pinch small to nary notice, 1 of nan sources said — which is not existent of Iran.

15 members of aforesaid family killed successful Gaza

On nan crushed successful Gaza, an Israeli onslaught killed astatine slightest 15 group from nan aforesaid family, successful al-Zawayda, cardinal Gaza, a spokesperson for nan civilian defense successful nan portion said successful Saturday. Nine children were among nan dead.

CNN video connected tract shows group searching nan rubble and pulling retired nan assemblage of a kid successful nan morning.

When asked by CNN to remark connected nan incident, nan Israeli subject said, “The reports that civilians were injured arsenic a consequence of nan onslaught is nether review.”

In a later connection released connected Saturday, nan Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it killed respective militants successful cardinal Gaza, including 1 who launched rockets toward Israeli troops.

Fighting successful Gaza has reduced overmuch of nan territory to rubble and displaced almost nan full population.

Israel issued caller removal orders successful cardinal Gaza connected Saturday, nan ninth crossed Gaza successful August alone. The UN has warned specified orders severely effect nan section population’s entree to basal services and shelter.

‘Cautious optimism’ connected truce talks: Israel

On Friday hostage and truce talks ended and are owed to resume adjacent week. International mediators presented a caller connection intended to adjacent nan remaining gaps of disagreement betwixt Israel and Gaza.

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said Saturday its negotiating squad is still cautiously optimistic astir reaching a ceasefire-hostage deal.

“The squad expressed cautious optimism to nan premier curate regarding nan anticipation of moving guardant pinch nan deal, based connected nan latest American connection (which is based connected nan May 27 outline) – and includes elements acceptable to Israel,” nan agency said successful a statement.

“There is dream that nan dense unit connected Hamas from nan United States and nan mediators will lead to nan removal of its guidance to nan American proposal, and will let a breakthrough successful negotiations,” nan connection said.

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