Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill at least 19

"Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed at least 19 people despite a United States-brokered ceasefire, now in its third week. In a statement on Saturday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said an Israeli attack on the town of al-Saksakieh in the southern Sidon district killed at least seven people, including a child, and wounded 15, including three children."

"Elsewhere, Israeli attacks killed a Syrian man and his daughter in Nabatieh; three people in Nahrain; three in Saadiyat; another three in Haboush; and one in Mefdoun. The attacks come despite last month's ceasefire that was meant to halt fighting with the armed group Hezbollah."

"Since April 16, Israeli forces have killed nearly 500 people, bringing the overall death toll since Israel's invasion and bombardment of Lebanon began on March 2 to more than 2,750 people, according to the Health Ministry. The Israeli army separately issued new forced displacement orders for several towns as it continued to occupy parts of southern Lebanon, maintaining a buffer zone that prevents the return of hundreds of thousands of displaced people and demolishing houses within it."

"The intensified attacks come a day after the US announced it would mediate a second round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon on May 14 and 15, despite demands by the Lebanese authorities that Israeli forces cease strikes before any talks. The negotiations in Washington, DC will advance a comprehensive peace and security agreement that subst"

Israeli attacks across Lebanon continued despite a US-brokered ceasefire entering its third week. Lebanese health officials reported an Israeli strike on al-Saksakieh in the southern Sidon district that killed at least seven people, including a child, and wounded 15, including three children. Additional strikes killed a Syrian man and his daughter in Nabatieh, three people in Nahrain, three in Saadiyat, another three in Haboush, and one in Mefdoun. Since April 16, Israeli forces killed nearly 500 people, and the overall death toll since March 2 exceeded 2,750. Israeli forces issued forced displacement orders, maintained an occupied buffer zone preventing returns, and demolished houses within it. Air attacks continued across southern towns, with no immediate casualty details reported. The US planned mediation for a second round of Israel-Lebanon negotiations on May 14 and 15 in Washington, DC.

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