Lebanese health officials say at least 16 people killed, 35 wounded in overnight Israeli airstrikes

People displaced by Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, gather with their belongings along the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP/PTI) (AP03_06_2026_000431B)

Beirut, Mar 7 (AP) Lebanese health officials said on Saturday that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the mountain town of Nabi Chit.

The Lebanese Health Ministry offered the figure.

The Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that landed late Friday in the mountains of eastern Lebanon.

Israel has yet to comment on the fighting there. (AP) SKS SKS

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