At least 21 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to the state-run National News Agency (NNA). The report said the dead included a municipal councilor from Sidon, two Syrian children riding a motorcycle with their father in Nabatieh, and a paramedic in Zebdine. The NNA added that an ambulance was targeted in Zebdine while attempting to deliver bread to a family described as being under blockade.

Lebanon’s Ministry of Health condemned the attack in a statement, saying that targeting paramedics during rescue operations constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law. The ministry’s remarks followed reports that the ambulance strike occurred during a humanitarian mission.

The incident underscores the growing civilian toll in southern Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border hostilities, with Lebanese authorities calling attention to the protection of medical and rescue personnel in conflict zones.