An Israeli strike, one of multiple on the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh on Friday, killed 13 State Security personnel, the agency said, as Lebanon prepared to start ceasefire talks with Israel.
"This painful loss only strengthens our determination to achieve a ceasefire that will protect Lebanon and our people in the south," Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in a statement.
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