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Eight children are among those reported dead after a series of air strikes hit the south of Beirut.
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Eight people died when drones targeted three vehicles on the coastal highway in the Barja, Jiyeh and Saadiyat areas, around 20km (12 miles) from the capital. Four others were killed in strikes on cars further south, in the city of Sidon and the towns of Maaliyeh, Chaaitiyeh and Naqoura.
In a later update, officials said Israeli strikes killed six people in the village of Arab Salim, three people in Roumine and one person in Harouf.
The Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah weapons storage facilities and rocket launchers in several areas on Wednesday.
The military also told residents of nine towns and villages in the south to evacuate, warning that it intended to act forcefully against Hezbollah in the vicinity.
Hezbollah said its fighters had attacked Israeli troops operating in several areas in southern Lebanon with attack drones, rockets and explosive devices.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) meanwhile said it was "increasingly concerned" about the activities of Hezbollah members and Israeli soldiers near UN positions in southern Lebanon, including "the increased use of drones, which has resulted in explosions in and around our bases and put peacekeepers at risk".
On Tuesday, two paramedics from the state-run Civil Defence emergency service were among 13 people killed in strikes in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
The ministry accused Israeli forces of deliberately targeting the paramedics in what it called a "blatant violation of international humanitarian law" while they carried out a rescue mission in response to an earlier attack that killed one person.
On Wednesday, the Israeli military said it struck what it described as a "terrorist" in the Mayfadoun area, south of Nabatieh, and insisted the paramed
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