Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese city of Jouya have killed six people, including Mayor Fawzi Fawaz and council member Abbas Balbeki, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The report said several deadly attacks occurred across Lebanon within a few hours, marking a surge in violence in the region.

Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health confirmed that in Tyre district’s Hanaway city, two Israeli airstrikes killed three civilians, including a paramedic. Another strike in Tyre’s Al-Haoush area left one person dead and eight injured. In Zawtar al-Sharqiya, two more people were reported killed in separate Israeli attacks. The repeated strikes on Jouya caused multiple casualties, with local officials reportedly staying in the city to assist residents before being killed.

The series of attacks underscores the intensifying conflict between Israel and armed groups operating in southern Lebanon, with civilian areas increasingly affected by the violence.