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Israel strikes south including Risala Scouts, killing at least 8

Israeli strikes in south Lebanon killed at least eight people on Tuesday, one of them a paramedic, according to the ministry of health.

In separate statements, the ministry said a strike in Tyre district killed three people and wounded 19 more, while another attack in Sidon district killed four. A third strike in Bint Jbeil district hit a gathering point for the Risala Scouts -- a rescue organization run by Hezbollah ally the Amal movement -- killing a paramedic and wounding 13 other people.

In the east of the country, four people were killed and seven were wounded in a strike on Sohmor in West Bekaa.

Source: Agence France Presse


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