Beirut, March 27 (QNA) - At least six people have been killed and eight others injured in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Lebanese health ministry said on Friday.

In a statement, the ministry said an initial toll from a strike on the town of Saksakiyeh near Sidon left four people dead and eight wounded.

It added that a separate strike early on Friday targeted the area of Tahwitat Al Ghadir in Beirut's southern suburbs, killing two people. (QNA)