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Fresh Israeli airstrikes targeted several locations in southern Lebanon on Friday evening, hitting areas near Zahrani and other rural sites despite the ceasefire, according to Lebanon’s official news agency, Anadolu reports. The National News Agency (NNA) reported that a series of Israeli strikes targeted villages in the Zahrani district, with explosions heard as far away as the coastal city of Sidon. Separately, the agency said further airstrikes targeted a valley between al-Mseilih, Tuffahata and al-Najjariyah in southern Lebanon. Israeli warplanes carried out intense strikes starting around 7:30 pm, hitting the valley between the towns of Zefta and al-Nmeiriyeh, as well as valleys between the towns of Azza and Kafra, NNA said. The heavy strikes caused electricity outages in the areas […]
