Israel kills mayor of southern Lebanon city in strike on municipal building

Mayor among 16 people killed when airstrike hit Nabatieh crisis meeting where officials were coordinating aid deliveries• Middle East crisis – live updatesThe mayor of one of the largest cities in southern Lebanon has been killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit the city’s municipal headquarters during a meeting to coordinate aid deliveries to residents and those displaced by war.The strike, one of a series on Nabatieh on Wednesday morning, killed 16 people and wounded 52, the Lebanese health ministry said. Members of the provincial capital’s crisis committee were meeting at the time, Howaida Turk, the governor of Nabatieh province, said. Continue reading...

Israel kills mayor of southern Lebanon city in strike on municipal building

Mayor among 16 people killed when airstrike hit Nabatieh crisis meeting where officials were coordinating aid deliveries

Middle East crisis – live updates

The mayor of one of the largest cities in southern Lebanon has been killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit the city’s municipal headquarters during a meeting to coordinate aid deliveries to residents and those displaced by war.

The strike, one of a series on Nabatieh on Wednesday morning, killed 16 people and wounded 52, the Lebanese health ministry said. Members of the provincial capital’s crisis committee were meeting at the time, Howaida Turk, the governor of Nabatieh province, said. Continue reading...