At least 21 killed in Israeli strike on north Lebanon, health ministry says [Video]

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LEBANON’S HEALTH MINISTRY has said at least 21 people have died in a rare Israeli strike on a northern Christian-majority village, far from Hezbollah strongholds, with DNA tests being conducted to identify body parts.

A Lebanese security official told AFP the building “housed families displaced from Lebanon’s south, and was targeted shortly after a man had arrived in a car”.

He requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.

“The Israeli enemy strike on the village of Aito… killed in a preliminary toll 21 people and injured eight. DNA tests are being conducted to determine the identity of body parts recovered at the strike site,” the ministry said, referring to a village in the Christian-majority Zgharta district.

The official National News Agency said Israel targeted a “residential apartment” in the village.

So far, Israeli strikes have mainly been concentrated in predominantly Shiite Muslim areas, where Hezbollah built its power base in a …