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Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Result in Ten Fatalities, Including Lebanese Army Personnel

Beirut: 10 people, including three members of the Lebanese army, were killed on Saturday in continued Israeli strikes on Lebanon despite a truce in effect since April 17.

According to Anadolu Agency, an Israeli airstrike occurred on a military vehicle on the Kfartebnit-Khardali road in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, which resulted in the deaths of two Lebanese army officers, holding the ranks of brigadier and captain, as well as a soldier. The Lebanese army communicated this information through US social media company X.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the attack "in the strongest terms," as noted by the Lebanese Presidency in a statement on X. Aoun labeled the attack "a flagrant violation of Lebanese sovereignty," urging the international community to "put an end to these repeated attacks," according to the statement.

The Israeli army also admitted to launching the strike, claiming that 'the vehicle was traveling through an active combat zone that had been evacuated.'

In a separate incident, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported that six people were killed and four others injured following an Israeli airstrike targeting the town of Saksakiyeh in the Sidon district of southern Lebanon. Another person was killed in a drone strike targeting a car on the highway in Deir al-Zahrani in the Nabatieh district.

The Israeli army continues its attacks in Lebanon despite the fragile ceasefire in place, amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to maintain it and prevent its collapse. More than 3,550 people have been killed and over 10,800 injured in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since March 2, according to Lebanese officials.