HEBBARIYE, Lebanon (NEWSnet/AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a paramedics center killed seven of its members Wednesday and triggered a rocket attack from Lebanon that killed one person in northern Israel, officials said.

The airstrike hit an office of Islamic Emergency and Relief Corps, according to Lebanese Ambulance Association.  The association listed the names of seven volunteers who were killed in the strike. It said the strike was “a flagrant violation of humanitarian work.”

Muheddine Qarhani, head of Emergency and Relief Corps, told reporters at the scene that the center that was struck was established in late 2023. He said it is surprising a paramedic group was targeted.

“They were here waiting to respond to a rescue call and ended up getting hit by missiles that brought the building over their heads,” he said.

The Israeli military said it struck a military building in Hebbariye and killed a member of Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, or Islamic Group, and several other militants. It said the man was involved in attacks against Israel.

Hours later, Hezbollah said it retaliated against the airstrike by firing dozens of rockets on the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona and a military base there.

About 30 rockets were launched from Lebanon toward northern Israel, according to Israel's military.

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