Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, Israel announces ‘security buffer’

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Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Sunday killed 11 people, including a child, and injured dozens more in Kfarhata and Beirut. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported the casualties, marking one of the most violent days since fighting escalated last month. The Israeli military issued evacuation orders for Kfarhata prior to the strike and also warned about the Masnaa border crossing with Syria, alleging Hezbollah was using it for military purposes. The Lebanese army reported a soldier was killed in a separate Israeli strike in southern Lebanon earlier in the day. The strikes and sounds of military aircraft were reported throughout Beirut on Easter Sunday.

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The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning targeting Lebanon’s Masnaa border crossing with Syria.

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A Lebanese army soldier was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon.

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Another Israeli attack on the Jnah neighbourhood in Beirut killed four people and injured 39 others.

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An Israeli air strike on Kfarhata killed seven people, including a 4-year-old child.

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The Masnaa border crossing was allegedly being used by Hezbollah for military purposes.

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An Israeli air strike on Kfarhata, a village in south Lebanon, killed seven people on Sunday, including a 4-year-old child, Lebanon’s health ministry said in a statement.Another Israeli attack on the Jnah neighbourhood in Beirut killed four people and injured ‌39 others, the ministry added.The strike on Kfarhata followed an overnight evacuation order by the Israeli military instructing residents to leave the village.As Lebanese Christians, who make up roughly a third of the population, marked Easter Sunday, the country experienced one of its most violent days since fighting with Israel erupted early last month.Throughout the day, Beirut echoed with the sounds of strikes and the ⁠screech of low-flying planes overhead. The southern suburbs of the capital were hit by eight air strikes, state ‌media reported.Earlier on Sunday, the Lebanese army said a soldier had been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon.On Saturday, the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning ‌targeting Lebanon’s Masnaa border crossing with Syria, the main entry point connecting the two ⁠countries, alleging it was being ⁠used by the armed Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah for military purposes.

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