Israeli strikes hit building in northern Lebanon, killing 21 displaced people

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Israeli jets hit an apartment building in a Christian town in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding eight others, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.

The targeted building had been rented by three families, consisting of 28 people, who fled the embattled southern Lebanon and sought refuge in the village of Aito in the northern Zghorta district. They were mostly elderly men and women, in addition to one child.

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