Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least 3 killed, 17 wounded in Israeli strike on Beirut's suburbs

Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least 3 killed, 17 wounded in Israeli strike on Beirut's suburbs.

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