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"Seven people from a single family were reportedly killed overnight in Israeli strikes targeting the town of Kfarhata in the Sidon district of southern Lebanon. Footage from Sunday shows the aftermath of the destruction at a home in the town. Civil defence teams are seen pulling a body from beneath the rubble, while heavy machinery continues to clear debris in search of casualties. "My relative, along with his children and family who passed away - he did not want to leave here. I left at 1 a.m. and urged him: 'Come out.' He replied: 'I can't. I have nowhere to go,'" a relative of the family stated. “Their home doesn't house any operatives. They are respectable people; they have spent twenty years building this house. No one ever said a bad word about them. I do not understand why all this harm. I truly don't understand," he added. The Lebanese National News Agency reported that the town of Kfarhata in the Sidon district has been subjected to more than six overnight raids. The agency also reported that the strikes led to 'the death of seven citizens, including a four‑year‑old girl', and noted that 'their bodies were laid to rest today in the cemetery of Haret Saida as a temporary burial place'. The airstrike comes after the Israeli military issued a warning to the residents of Kfarhata on Saturday, stating, ‘Hezbollah's activities compel the IDF to operate forcefully against it. The IDF does not intend to harm you. For your own safety, you must evacuate your home immediately and stay at least 1,000 meters away from the village. Anyone who remains near Hezbollah members, its facilities, or its combat equipment endangers their life.’ Tensions have escalated across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on February 28, amid diplomatic talks aimed at 'curbing Iran's nuclear and missile programmes'. Tehran responded with retaliatory strikes on Israeli and US assets in the region, accompanied by reports of explosions in several Gulf countries. Iran later confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with his son Mojtaba Khamenei named as his successor. The conflict spilt over into Lebanon as Hezbollah intervened 'in revenge' for the killing of the Iranian Supreme Leader. Shipping routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, were disrupted following its closure."
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