NABATIYEH (Monitoring Desk) – At least 16 people have been killed and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes on the Nabatiyeh district in southern Lebanon.
According to the Lebanese state news agency, intense overnight bombardment targeted several areas of Nabatiyeh, striking residential houses and causing significant human and material losses.
The report added that rescue operations are underway in the affected areas, while the injured have been shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Earlier, a senior Israeli official stated that Israel does not intend to step back from its position regarding military deployment in southern Lebanon.
Meanwhile, tensions in the region have further escalated as details of a possible ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran emerge, which reportedly also includes provisions related to ending military operations in Lebanon.