Israeli airstrike on the edge of Qmatiyeh kills 3 and wounds 5

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on a mountain town overlooking Beirut has killed three people and wounded five.

The ministry gave no further details about the early Friday airstrike on the edge of Qmatiyeh, in the Aley district southeast of Beirut.

An Associated Press journalist who visited the scene said the strike was closer to the nearby Aley village of Ain al-Rummaneh, adding that it caused minor damage to an apartment on the first floor of a building.

On Oct. 6, an Israeli strike in Qmatiyeh killed six people, including three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.

The strike and a wave of fresh raids on Beirut's southern suburbs came shortly after the Israeli army said it "will not let Hezbollah's deadly attacks go unanswered," after seven civilians including four Thai workers were killed by Hezbollah rockets in northern Israel.