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Israeli forces continue to pound southern Lebanon

Israeli attacks have been pummelling southern Lebanon overnight and into Sunday, the country’s National News Agency is reporting.

The towns of al-Qatrani, Byblos and Rihan in the Jezzine district were struck overnight. In the Tyre district – Deir Kifa, Barashit and Chaqra were also targeted.

On Sunday, NNA reported two people were wounded when an “anti-government” drone struck Shahabiyeh, while attacks were also launched on the town of Srifa in Tyre, and Dweir, near Nabatieh, north of the Litani River.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces said that its air defences had intercepted two drones fired from Lebanon towards Israel after sirens were activated in Yiftah and Ramot Naftali.