BEIRUT, May 17 (Reuters) – Israeli airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least five people on Friday, including two members of Palestinian Hamas and two Syrian refugees, security sources told Reuters. security.
Among the victims was Charhabil al Sayed, who was responsible for Hamas operations in the eastern Bekaa Valley, stronghold of pro-Iranian Lebanese Hezbollah, two sources said.
The Israeli army made no comment.
Exchanges of fire between armed groups in Lebanon and the Israeli army have intensified in recent days. Hezbollah notably used new types of rockets and carried out a drone attack that targeted Israeli territory deeper than usual. (Reporting by Laila Bassam, French version Tangi Salaün)
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