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Israel, which has invaded South Lebanon, says it struck Hezbollah targets posing an immediate threat.
and that it had taken steps to reduce harm to civilians.
A local official said three women and three children, including a six-month-old girl, were killed in the airstrike, along with three men.
The Israeli military says it targeted a Hezbollah weapons depot in the village of Tura in south Lebanon.
It says it took care to minimize civilian casualties, but those known killed in the attack were three women, an elderly disabled man, and a girl who were at home when the airstrike hit their three-story building.
Israel did not provide proof of the weapons depot claim.
It has intensified attacks lately ahead of talks expected in Washington next week with Lebanon.
The militant group Hezbollah has responded to the Israeli attacks with strikes on Israeli military targets.
The Israeli military says it targeted a Hezbollah weapons depot in the village of Tura in south Lebanon.
It says it took care to minimize civilian casualties, but those known killed in the attack were three women, an elderly disabled man, and a girl who were at home when the airstrike hit their three-story building.
Israel did not provide proof of the Weapons Depot claim.
It has intensified attacks lately ahead of talks expected in Washington next week with Lebanon.
The militant group Hezbollah has responded to the Israeli attacks with strikes on Israeli military targets.
The day after Israel launched its first attack on Beirut since the April 16th ceasefire,
Rescue crews Thursday were still trying to find bodies in the rubble.
Israel's military says it killed a Hezbollah commander.