Israeli airstrikes hit buildings near funeral

Israeli airstrikes hit near a funeral procession in south Lebanon today, sending some of the 1,500 mourners running in panic and killing at least six people in nearby buildings, witnesses and the town’s mayor said.

Missiles slammed into a building in Ghaziyeh, a Shiite town south-east of the port city of Sidon, about five minutes after the procession passed. One person was killed and five wounded in that attack, rescuers and witnesses said.