BEIRUT — Israel carried out intense airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that links Beirut with parts of south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.

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Israel has carried out intense airstrikes on southern Lebanon, killing one person and wounding seven

The strikes, which occurred early Saturday, targeted a site in the village of Msayleh

The Health Ministry reports that the attack briefly cut a highway linking Beirut with parts of south Lebanon

A vehicle carrying vegetables was hit, killing a Syrian citizen

The Israeli military says the target was machinery intended for Hezbollah's infrastructure

The pre-dawn airstrikes on the village of Msayleh struck a place that sold heavy machinery, destroy

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