People inspect a damaged building after an Israeli airstrike on the village of Ansar, southern Lebanon, Saturday. At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in the strike. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA
Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Two Israeli strikes hit Lebanon and killed at least 11 people early Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, then struck another site killing four more.
Health ministry officials said an overnight strike in Ansar, near the city of Nabatieh, killed seven people, including three children. A few hours later, Israeli planes attacked Deir al-Zahrani, killing at least four and injuring 17. Ansar is about 43 miles south of Beirut.
The Israeli military said in a statement that the Ansar attacks targeted Hezbollah infrastructure.
The Israeli prime minister's office said in a statement that Hezbollah first struck and seriously injured three Israeli soldiers.
