Eleven killed in Lebanon village as Israel intensifies strikes
Source: BBC
Israel has launched an intensive wave of strikes across swathes of southern and eastern Lebanon, after vowing to step up its military action against Hezbollah.
The Israeli military said it hit more than 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters during what was one of the heaviest nights of bombardment since a US-brokered ceasefire began in mid-April.
Strikes in the Bekaa Valley village of Mashghara killed 11 people, including two children, Lebanon's health ministry said. The military said it hit sites where "terrorist activity" was identified.
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Netanyahu's order to intensify the Israeli strikes came after the military said a soldier had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon on Sunday, bringing the total Israeli military losses there from Hezbollah attacks since the conflict began on 2 March to 23, along with one civilian contractor.
The Lebanese health ministry says Israeli strikes over the same period have killed at least 3,185 people.
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The Israeli military "is operating with large forces in the field and capturing controlling areas," Netanyahu said in a statement. "We are fortifying the security strip to protect the northern communities."
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Two sources said on Tuesday the Israeli military had expanded its ground operations in southern Lebanon beyond a demarcation line that Israel set up several kilometres inside Lebanese territory after an April 16 ceasefire with Hezbollah.
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That line, separate from the U.N.-demarcated "Blue Line" marking the frontier between Lebanon and Israel after Israel's withdrawal in 2000, forms part of a proposed buffer zone extending 5 km to 10 km (3 miles to 6 miles) into southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops continue to operate in dozens of largely abandoned villages.
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The World Health Organization has said at least 608 people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli attacks since the truce.
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