ISTANBUL

An Israeli airstrike on the Fawar area near the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed eight people and wounded nine others, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.

The ministry’s Emergency Operations Center said in a statement that the strike resulted in “an initial toll of eight citizens killed and nine injured,” according to the National News Agency (NNA).

Hezbollah began targeting Israeli military sites on March 2 in response to ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon despite a ceasefire that took effect in November 2024 and the killing of Iran’s then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran.

Israel expanded its military campaign the same day with airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and areas in southern and eastern Lebanon.

On March 3, Israel also launched a limited ground incursion in southern Lebanon after beginning a joint campaign with the United States against Iran on Feb. 28.​​​​​​​