Lebanon says 25 killed in Israeli attacks

Twenty-five people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Friday, according to the Lebanese authorities.

At a news conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut, Health Minister Firass Abiad said there were many more injured, without giving an exact number.

Abiad emphasized that all sides were interested in a diplomatic solution, but "only one party wants to continue its indiscriminate attacks on civilians."

The state news agency NNA had previously reported that a family of nine was killed in an attack on the town of Shebaa near the border with Israel. Women and children were also among the victims, it said.

According to the authorities, over 700 people have died since Israel's renewed heavy attacks on Lebanon.