At least 16 people killed, 35 wounded in overnight Israeli airstrikes: Lebanese officials

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 16 in Lebanon’s Nabi Chit, Hezbollah Claims Clash with Israeli Forces
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Beirut, March 7

Lebanese health officials said on Saturday that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the mountain town of Nabi Chit.

The Lebanese Health Ministry offered the figure.

The Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that landed late Friday in the mountains of eastern Lebanon.

Israel has yet to comment on the fighting there.

PTI