The claim
“Two successive Israeli strikes on a building in Majdal Zoun on Tuesday killed five people, including three rescue workers who were assisting victims of an earlier Israeli strike, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health.”
Our verdict
Mostly True
Reuters reports that two Israeli strikes hit a building in Majdal Zoun, killing five people including three civil‑defence rescuers, matching the claim.
What we found
The article does not detail the exact sequence of the strikes, but the casualty figures are confirmed.
The evidence
- Background
Reuters states that three rescuers were trapped by a second Israeli strike and that five people were killed in total, confirming the death toll and involvement of rescue workers.
reuters.com· Reuters report on Majdal Zoun strike
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