An Israeli strike has killed at least ten people in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said, prompting Hezbollah to launch a barrage of retaliatory rockets at Israel.
All of those killed in Lebanon were Syrian nationals. A woman and her two children are among the dead, according to the ministry.
The strike also wounded at least five, two of which are in critical condition.
They include three Syrians, one Sudanese and one Lebanese, the ministry said. Two of the Syrians are in critical condition and undergoing surgery at a nearby hospital.
The Israeli military said it struck a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in the area of Nabatieh overnight.
The death toll from the strike is one of the largest in southern Lebanon since Israel launched its war on Gaza following the Hamas attacks of October 7 that killed around 1,200 people.
