Israeli strikes in Mount Lebanon villages kill 23

At least 23 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on two houses in central Lebanon on Tuesday where displaced families were reportedly living.

Fifteen people, mostly women and children, were killed in Joun and eight others were killed near Baalchmay.

Both villages are in the Mount Lebanon region and outside areas where the armed group Hezbollah has a strong presence.

The Israeli military said it was looking into the strikes, which came after it hit what it said were a number of Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs.