Israeli military strikes first in northern Lebanon village...18 dead

Foreign media reported that 18 people were killed when Israeli forces struck a northern Lebanese village.

According to Reuters and others, Israeli military fighter jets bombed the town of Aitu in the northern Lebanese city of Zgharta on the afternoon of the 14th local time.

Local authorities say an apartment building used as a migrant rental home was targeted.

Lebanon's health ministry said nine people were killed and one injured, but the Lebanese Red Cross later said at least 18 people were killed and four others injured.

Foreign media reported that this was the first time the town of Aitu had been attacked since Israeli forces entered the ground war in southern Lebanon last month.

Some media have estimated that a senior Hezbollah commander may have been targeted, but the Israeli military and Hezbollah have yet to make any relevant comments.

Earlier, the Israeli military said it had killed Muhammad Kamel Naim, commander of an anti-tank missile unit of Hezbollah's Radwan special forces in southern Lebanon's largest city of Navatier.