At least 21 people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday, according to a tally by the CNN based on data from NNA (Lebanon National News Agency).
The total includes a municipal council member in Sidon, two Syrian children who were on a motorbike with their father in Nabatiyeh and a paramedic in the nearby town of Zebdine, NNA reported, adding that the latest attack targeted an ambulance trying to deliver bread to a family subjected to a military siege.
“Attacking paramedics during rescue operations is an act that constitutes a barbaric violation of international humanitarian law,” the Lebanese Ministry of Health said in a statement condemning the Israeli attack on Zebdine.
A CNN reached out to the Israeli military for comment.
Since March 2, the and injured another 10,870 across Lebanon, the country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Friday.
Clashes between the Israeli armed forces and Hezbollah have intensified in southern Lebanon despite the .
Hezbollah said it carried out more than 20 attacks against Israeli forces on Friday, most in the vicinity of the historic Beaufort Castle, which Israel seized about a week ago.
Israel has intensified its military offensive against Hezbollah north of the Litani River, occupying dozens of villages in southern Lebanon.
In an exclusive interview with journalist Christiane Amanpour, from CNNthe President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, stated on Friday (5) that the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and for them.
In the interview, the Lebanese president also criticized Iran, accusing the country of exploiting his nation as a bargaining chip in the war against the United States and Israel.
*by CNN’s Kareem El Damanhoury
