5 siblings, some of them deaf, among those killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon

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5 siblings, some of them deaf, among those ******* in ******** strikes in Lebanon

An ******** airstrike on the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre left at least seven people *****, among them five siblings, three of whom were deaf and mute, officials and a resident said Saturday. Elsewhere in Lebanon, ******** airstrikes ******* 31 people.

The rise in Tyre’s ****** toll came as *******’s air force carried out 

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 on Saturday hours after Beirut’s southern suburbs were pounded by jets, destroying several buildings, state media reported.

The Health Ministry said late Saturday that the airstrikes on towns and villages in the eastern Bekaa Valley and Baalbek-Hermel province left 20 people ***** while those in two villages in south Lebanon ******* 11 people, including five paramedics.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said it fired dozens of rockets on northern ******* and shot down a drone over south Lebanon. The group said that *******’s air force struck the area where the drone crashed. There was no immediate confirmation from the ******** military.

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The Health Ministry said the strikes on Tyre late Friday night also wounded 46 people. It added that ******** also were found in rubble and DNA tests will be used to identify the victims.

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Youssef Jundi, a Tyre resident, told The Associated Press that the airstrikes destroyed several buildings in the coastal city.

He said that his long-time neighbor and friend, Ghazwa Dabouk, was among those *******. Dabouk’s sisters Elissar, Rabab and Fidaa, who were deaf and mute, were also ******* in the airstrike, together with Dabouk’s brother Ali, who had autism.

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The ******** military said it attacked the Tyre offices of Hezbollah’s intelligence department as well as a command and control center for the group in the city.

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 in Lebanon during the 13 months of the *******-Hezbollah war.

Hezbollah began ******* rockets into northern ******* the day after ******’ surprise ******* into ******* on Oct. 7, 2023, ignited the war in Gaza. Hezbollah and ****** are both allied with Iran.

For nearly a year, the conflict was mostly contained to the areas along the border between ******* and Lebanon. The conflict dramatically escalated on Sept. 23 with intense ******** airstrikes on south and east Lebanon as well as Beirut’s southern suburbs, leaving hundreds ***** and leading to the displacement of nearly 1.2 million people.

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******* began a ground invasion of south Lebanon on Oct. 1, causing wide destruction in border villages but making little advances on the ground inside Lebanon. ******* says it is destroying Hezbollah weapons and command centers near the border, including an extensive tunnel system built by Hezbollah.

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