Israel strikes Lebanon, killing 13; Netanyahu urges Lebanese to join fight against Hezbollah
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Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 13 people on Wednesday, according to Lebanese sources. The strikes came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Lebanese people to side with Israel against the militant group Hezbollah.
Separately, Israel said it "apprehended" two people who approached its soldiers near the border town of Kfarshuba. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli forces seized a local councillor and a municipal worker from the same town.
The situation remains tense as cross-border violence continues to escalate. France 24's Antonia Kerrigan reports from Beirut.