Israeli strike kills 21 in northern Lebanon as Hezbollah steps up attacks

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard near the site of an Israeli air strike in the Christian-majority region of Aitou in north Lebanon [Omar Ibrahim/Reuters]

At least 21 people have been killed in an Israeli air attack that hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon, according to health authorities.

Eight other people were wounded in the attack in the Aitou village in the Christian-majority Zgharta district on Monday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.