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after an earlier team had rescued three survivors.
A second strike then hit the area, killing his two colleagues.
Rescue operations were halted due to continuing airstrikes, and the bodies of the two paramedics were later recovered.
Bitar also said a family of six, including three children and an infant, remained trapped under the rubble.
The UN says Israeli airstrikes since March 2 have killed at least 130 first responders.
Israel had no immediate comment on the deaths.
Joad Rizqallah, NPR News, Beirut.
An Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed the driver.
An earlier strike in the same town of Kfertibneit injured a Lebanese reporter, both according to state media.
After leaving the hospital, reporter Hadi Hatayat posted on X that an Israeli drone targeted him while he was, quote, clearly filming a report in an open space and marked as press.
Video he posted shows him reporting on the ceasefire agreement for Iran's English-language state television network moments before he was hit.
Hezbollah said it responded to Israeli attacks by targeting two Israeli tanks and a bulldozer in southern Lebanon, which Israeli forces have occupied.
Israel did not respond to NPR queries for either attack.
Juhad Rasqallah, NPR News, Beirut.