Israeli strikes in two Mount Lebanon villages kill 23 - ministry

The strikes reportedly destroyed residential buildings where displaced families were living.

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Fifteen people, mostly women and children, were killed in Joun and eight others were killed near Baalchmay. Both villages are in the Mount Lebanon region and outside areas where the armed group Hezbollah has a strong presence.

The Israeli military said it was looking into the strikes, which came after it hit what it said were a number of Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Meanwhile, two people were killed by Hezbollah rocket fire in the northern Israeli town of Nahariya.

It came a day after Israel’s defence minister ruled out a ceasefire with Hezbollah until its war goals were met.

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