At least 14 killed in Israeli attacks across S. Lebanon, including 3 personnel

At least 14 people, including three Lebanese army personnel, were killed in Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.



The Lebanese army said the three soldiers were killed while patrolling in a vehicle on the Khardali-Kfar Tebnit road in the Nabatieh area.



The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it has launched an investigation into the strike, claiming that the vehicle was identified in an active combat zone amid intelligence indicating a Hezbollah threat. The IDF stressed that its operations target Hezbollah, not the Lebanese army.



The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon condemned the attack as a "gross violations" of Lebanon's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and UN Security Council Resolution 1701.



Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri rejected Israeli justifications, calling the strike "by no means a mistake or an accident."