Israeli air raid kills eight in Lebanese village

Eight people are reported dead after an Israeli aircraft destroyed a house in a south Lebanon village.

Eight people are reported dead after an Israeli aircraft destroyed a house in a south Lebanon village.

It is understood that five of the dead had dual Canadian and Lebanese citizenship, a health ministry official said.

It was not immediately clear what was the target of the raid in Aitaroun village.

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