Israel strikes south Lebanon, killing 1 and wounding 7

"BEIRUT Israel carried out intense airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that links Beirut with parts of south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said. The pre-dawn airstrikes on the village of Msayleh struck a place that sold heavy machinery, destroying a large number of vehicles. A vehicle carrying vegetables that happened to be passing by at the time of the strikes was hit, killing one person and wounding another, according to Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV."

"The Health Ministry later said that the one slain was a Syrian citizen, while the wounded were a Syrian national and six Lebanese, including two women. The Israeli military said it struck a place where machinery was stored to be used to rebuild infrastructure for the militant Hezbollah group. Since the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war ended in late November with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, Israel has carried out almost daily airstrikes killing dozens of people."

"Earlier this month, the U.N. human rights chief, Volker Turk, called for renewed efforts to bring a permanent end to hostilities in Lebanon following the war. He said that until the end of September, they have verified 103 civilians killed in Lebanon since the ceasefire. The most recent Israel-Hezbollah war killed more than 4,000 people in Lebanon, including hundreds of civilians, and caused an estimated $11 billion worth of destruction,"

Intense Israeli airstrikes hit the village of Msayleh in southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person and wounding seven. The strikes struck a business that sold heavy machinery and destroyed many vehicles. A passing vegetable truck was hit, killing a Syrian citizen and wounding another, with additional wounded including six Lebanese, two of them women. The Israeli military said it targeted stored machinery intended to rebuild Hezbollah infrastructure. Since the 14-month war ended in late November under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, Israel has carried out near-daily airstrikes. The U.N. verified 103 civilian deaths in Lebanon since the ceasefire through September, and the recent war killed over 4,000 people and caused about $11 billion in damage.

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