Israeli Airstrikes Killed 10 Lebanese Civilians in a Single Day; Hezbollah Vows to Retaliate

Published on February 15, 2024

NABATIYEH, Lebanon—The civilian death toll from two Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon has risen to 10, Lebanese state media reported Thursday, making the previous day the deadliest in more than four months of cross-border exchanges. The Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate for the Feb. 14 strikes, which hit the city of Nabatiyeh and a village in southern Lebanon. Hours earlier projectiles fired from Lebanon killed an Israeli soldier and wounded eight others. More Israeli strikes were reported in south Lebanon on Feb. 15, and Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the escalation. “At a time where we are insisting on calm and call all sides to not escalate, we find the Israeli enemy extending its aggression,” read a statement from his office....

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