UPDATE - 8 Lebanese killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern, eastern Lebanon

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By Anadolu staff

ISTANBUL (AA) – At least eight Lebanese were killed on Thursday and three others injured in Israeli airstrikes on towns in southern and eastern Lebanon.

The Lebanese state news agency NNA said four people were killed and three others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a home in Bazourieh town, near Tyre city in southern Lebanon.

It added that Israeli warplanes also struck the southern towns of Sultaniyeh, Deyrintar, Jmaijmeh, Borgholiyeh, Majdal Selm, and others.

NNA also reported that a Lebanese woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Harfouche town in Baalbek district, eastern Lebanon.

Three more people were killed in another airstrike on a vehicle near a Lebanese army checkpoint at the northern entrance to Sidon in southern Lebanon, according to the same source.

The strike also injured members of the UN peacekeeping mission (UNIFIL) when their vehicles passed near the targeted car, NNA said.

No information was yet available about the identities of those in the vehicle or the reason for the strike.

The Israeli air campaign in Lebanon has been ongoing since late September against what it claims are Hezbollah targets, an escalation in year-long cross-border warfare since the start of the Gaza war.

More than 3,000 people have been killed and over 13,500 injured in Israeli attacks since October 2023, according to Lebanese health authorities.

Israel launched a ground assault into southern Lebanon on Oct. 1.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar