Israeli strike kills 3 people in Lebanon
Published June 24th, 2025 - 07:15 GMT
ALBAWABA - Lebanon's health ministry announced on Tuesday that three people were killed southern the country after an Israeli strike, NNA reported.
The Ministry of Public Health's Public Health Emergency Operations Center said in a statement that "an Israeli drone strike on a car in the town of Kfardjal, Nabatieh District, resulted in three martyrs, according to an updated death toll."
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