Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon kill at least 14 amid military escalation

A fireball erupts from a building following an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on Thursday. Pic/AFP

Israel on Thursday pounded Lebanon's fourth-largest city, killing at least 14 people across the south of the country in its military escalation against the Hezbollah group. Among those killed were five women and children, and a Lebanese soldier.

Dozens were wounded, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, an Israeli soldier was killed in a Hezbollah drone attack in northern Israel, the Israeli military said.

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