Beirut, June 19 (QNA) - Israeli occupation forces launched a series of intensive airstrikes on towns and villages in southern Lebanon, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries amid continued violations of the ceasefire agreement.
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that the city of Nabatieh and its surrounding areas came under heavy Israeli bombardment from midnight until dawn, with several towns and neighborhoods across the region targeted.
According to the agency, Israeli warplanes carried out two separate airstrikes on Kfarjouz area, the University District in Al Nabatieh, and Al Baydar neighborhood in the town of Harouf, killing seven people and injuring ten others.
Additional airstrikes targeted Ash'amiyah area, killing four people and destroying a residential house, while heavy artillery shelling was also reported.
In the town of Kfarsir, three people were killed in an Israeli airstrike. The town of Qusaybah was also targeted in a dawn airstrike accompanied by artillery shelling.
Meanwhile, an Israeli drone strike targeting a motorcycle in the town of Doueir killed one person and injured another.
The town of Jebchit was subjected to a series of drone strikes by Israeli forces, coinciding with artillery shelling of the area.
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health has not yet announced a final toll from the Israeli escalation in Nabatieh region, while initial reports indicate dozens of casualties.
The latest attacks come despite the ceasefire arrangement in place, as Israeli forces continue to carry out military operations in various areas of southern Lebanon. (QNA)