Israeli Strikes Continue in Lebanon, Kill 250

Even as the U.S.-Iran peace talks are scheduled in Islamabad from Friday, Israel heightened its strikes in Lebanon killing more than 250 people, media organisations reported.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maintained, according to reports, the ambit of the Islamabad peace talks does not cover Lebanon. The Israeli military has claimed that it killed the nephew of Hezbollah's Secretary-General Naim Qassem.