1 killed in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon

Israeli warplanes target village of Houla in Marjayoun district, says medical source

By Naim Berjawi

BEIRUT (AA) - One person was killed Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting the village of Houla in Marjayoun district in southern Lebanon.

“The enemy's (Israeli) airstrike initially resulted in the martyrdom of one person, while rescue teams are still working to clear the rubble,” the Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Lebanese Ministry of Health said in a statement.

Fears have grown over a full-blown war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group amid a months-long exchange of cross-border fire.

The escalation comes against the backdrop of an Israeli onslaught on Gaza which has killed nearly 39,600 people since last October following an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala

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