Israeli air strikes kill 10 Lebanese civilians in a single day. Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese media reported Thursday that the number of civilian deaths from two Israeli air strikes in Lebanon rose to 10, making the previous day the deadliest in more than four months of cross-border exchanges. Is.

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate for the attacks, which came just hours after an Israeli soldier was killed by Lebanese projectiles in the city of Nabatiyeh and a village in southern Lebanon.

The attack in Nabatiyah caused part of a building to collapse, killing seven members of a family, including a child, the state-run National News Agency said. A boy who was initially missing was found alive under the debris. Initial reports said that four people were killed.

A woman and her two small children were murdered in Sauneh village. The dead Lebanese civilians included six women and three children. Three Hezbollah fighters were also killed on Wednesday.

Earlier on Wednesday, fire from Lebanon had attacked the northern Israeli city of Safed, killing a female Israeli soldier and injuring eight people.

Government institutions, schools and Lebanese universities will remain closed on Thursday in protest against the airstrikes.

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