Twelve killed in strikes on cars as Israel pounds Lebanon

Twelve killed in strikes on cars as Israel pounds Lebanon Israel intensified strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, with the health ministry reporting 12 people killed in attacks targeting cars, mostly south of Beirut, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The state-run National News Agency said Israeli strikes targeted more than 30 locations in the country's south and at least one town in the country's east. The fresh raids came on the eve of a new round of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in Washington, brokered by the US.