Deadly fighting persists in Lebanon as the US-Iran deal is under threat
· The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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- • Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 16 people, including two children, on Saturday.
- • Fighting persists despite ceasefire agreement reports, threatening US-Iran deal.
- • At least 47 people killed in Lebanon and four Israeli soldiers in heavy exchange on Friday.
Source Summary
Lebanese state media say the latest Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 16 people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of a ceasefire agreement. The persistent fighting threatens an interim deal between the United States and Iran to end their war. Lebanon’s National News Agency said the strikes on Saturday hit the southern Lebanese town of Nabatiyeh and nearby villages. The reports say at least seven people are trapped under the rubble. Mediators are scrambling to halt the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group, after a heavy exchange killed at least 47 people in Lebanon and four Israeli soldiers on Friday.
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