Israeli strikes kill seven in southern Lebanon

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Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed seven people, including two women, amid Israel's retaliation against Hezbollah drone attacks in areas occupied by Israeli troops. The strikes occurred despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in June, as Israel maintains operations in a declared security zone in southern Lebanon.

Sept 6 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed seven people, including two women, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel retaliated for what it said were Hezbollah drone attacks within areas occupied by its troops. Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah agreed in June, the Israeli military is operating in what it has declared a security zone in southern Lebanon.