8 killed, 55 injured in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon

At least eight people were killed and 55 injured in Israeli airstrikes Sunday in areas in Beirut’s southern suburbs and northeast of Lebanon’s capital, according to Lebanese authorities.

Lebanon’s National News Agency said an Israeli strike on the Jnah neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs killed five people, including a 15-year-old girl and two Sudanese nationals, and injured 52 others, among them eight children.

In a separate statement, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said an Israeli strike targeted the hills of Ain Saadeh in Metn district northeast of Beirut, killing three people, including two women, and wounding three others, all women.

Anadolu’s correspondent said Israeli warplanes launched eight strikes across Beirut’s southern suburbs since Sunday morning, targeting the neighborhoods of Rweiss, Bir Hassan, Musharrafieh and Hay Madi in addition to Jnah.