Girl among two killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon

• Hezbollah dismisses Tel Aviv’s rocket fire accusations as ‘pretexts’ for launching attacks
• Lebanese PM warns renewed operations risk ‘dragging country into a new war’
• UN alarmed by ‘possible escalation of violence’

BEIRUT: Israel conducted deadly strikes on Lebanon on Saturday in response to a rocket attack from across the border, as Hezbollah denied responsibility for the launch.

Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported one girl among two killed in an Israeli strike on the southern town of Touline...