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At least four people were killed and several others injured in a series of Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, despite a fragile ceasefire and a recent understanding between the US and Iran to end the war, Lebanese media reported. An Israeli drone first hit a vehicle in the town of Meifdoun in Nabatieh before striking the area again as residents had gathered at the scene, the state news agency NNA said. A second vehicle was subsequently targeted in the same town, followed by a third drone strike on a vehicle in the nearby town of Choukine, the agency said. READ: Trump says Israel’s Netanyahu must be ‘more responsible’ on Lebanon Four people were killed and several others injured […]
