Israeli strikes kill five in south Lebanon, including three rescuers

(Reuters)

BEIRUT, April 28 – Two successive Israeli strikes on a building in a ​southern Lebanese town killed five people on Tuesday, including three rescuers who went ‌to help those wounded in the initial attack, Lebanon’s health ministry said.

A spokesperson for the Lebanese Civil Defense, a state-run rescue force, told Reuters the three rescuers were initially trapped under rubble by the ​second Israeli strike on the town of Majdal Zoun and were later confirmed dead.

The ​Lebanese army said earlier that two troops were also wounded in the ⁠second Israeli strike.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.