Israeli strike killed Nabatieh mayor while he was conducting an official meeting

An Israeli air strike on Nabatieh in southern Lebanon has killed the city's mayor and at least five other people, wounding several more.

Ahmad Kheil, Nabatieh's mayor, was conducting a daily crisis management meeting in the city's municipal building when it was bombed on Wednesday morning. 

"The mayor of Nabatieh, among others… was martyred. It’s a massacre,” Nabatieh governor Howaida Turk told AFP. 

The governor reported 11 strikes on the city and its surroundings. Emergency workers in the area said Israeli bombardment also destroyed a medical facility near the municipal building, killing two doctors. 

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Israel deliberately targeted the municipal meeting. 

Mikati said he "condemned the new Israeli aggression against civilians in the city of Nabatieh, which deliberately targeted a meeting of the municipal council that was discussing the city's services and relief situation".

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