1 killed in Israeli bombardments of Beirut's southern suburbs, Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon

By Wassim Seifeddine

BEIRUT (AA) – At least one person was killed on Saturday morning during a series of Israeli bombardments of Beirut's southern suburbs and the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.

According to Lebanon's official news agency, the Israeli army carried out 12 airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, targeting key areas.

The news agency confirmed that one person was killed in an Israeli attack on a house in the Saad Nayel neighborhood.

Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border warfare since the start of Israel's war on Gaza, which has killed over 41,800 people, most of them women and children, following an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas last October.

At least 2,011 people have since been killed, over 9,500 injured, and 1.2 million others displaced, according to Lebanese authorities.

The international community has warned that Israeli attacks in Lebanon could escalate the Gaza conflict into a wider regional war.

* Writing by Ikram Kouachi