Israeli strike kills five from same family in southern Lebanon town Israeli forces killed five people from the same family in an air strike on the town of Jebchit in southern Lebanon during a night raid, Lebanon's National News Agency
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29 April 2026 07:35 BST
Israeli forces killed five people from the same family in an air strike on the town of Jebchit in southern Lebanon during a night raid, Lebanon's National News Agency said.
The strike hit a residential building in the Jabal neighbourhood, destroying it and killing members of the Bahjat family, the sources said.
Rescue and relief teams worked through the night to remove rubble from the destroyed building and recover the bodies, the report said.
The strike took place on February 28, at the beginning of Operation Epic Fury. A missile hit a primary school, killing 168 people, including around 110 children, according to Iranian officials.
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