At least 16 people were killed and 24 others injured on Sunday in Israeli airstrikes targeting southern Lebanon, a Lebanese Civil Defense source said, Paralel.Az reports citing Xinhua.

The Civil Defense source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the casualties are the result of Israeli raids on southern Lebanese sites, including Zahrani River, Srifa, Qabrikha, Babliyeh, Kfar Dounine, Borj Rahal, and the municipality of Deir Qanoun.

Civil Defense teams and the Lebanese Red Cross worked to transfer the bodies of the dead and wounded to hospitals in Sidon, Tyre, and Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, while rescue teams were still working to remove the rubble in search of missing persons.