Fighting flares in Lebanon: 18 die in strikes, Israel reports 4 soldiers killed

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Fighting in Lebanon escalated with Israeli air strikes killing 18 people while Israel reports 4 soldiers killed, marking heightened tension after a US-Iran deal aimed at halting Middle East conflict. Israeli forces targeted Hezbollah positions, while Hezbollah responded with attacks around Nabatieh in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon said 18 people were killed on Friday in Israeli air strikes in the south, while Israel’s military reported its first soldiers killed there since the sealing of a US-Iran deal to halt the Middle East war, including in Lebanon. Israel had said it was striking Hezbollah targets overnight and into the morning, while the Iran-backed militant group said it was attacking Israeli forces around the southern town of Nabatieh. “The intensive Israeli air strikes carried out from midnight until this...