BEIRUT -- Four people, including two Hezbollah members, were killed, and five others were injured on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on villages in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua.

The sources, who spoke anonymously, said that an Israeli warplane targeted a house in the village of Houla, killing two Hezbollah members and injuring three civilians. (Lebanon-Israel-Tensions)

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Gaza -- At least 210 Palestinians were killed and more than 400 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Saturday in the central Gaza Strip, while the Israeli forces rescued four hostages in the same area.

Khalil Al-Dakran, director of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza, told Xinhua that a large number of wounded Palestinians were sent to the hospital due to the intense Israeli bombing on the Nuseirat camp and the city of Deir Al-Balah, some of whom have been confirmed dead. (Gaza-Hamas-Israel)

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ST. PETERSBURG -- More than 980 agreements worth 6.4 trillion rubles (about 72 billion U.S. dollars) were signed at the 27th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the largest one in Russia, a Russian official said on Saturday.

Around 21,300 participants from 139 countries and regions took part in this year's forum, said Anton Kobyakov, an adviser to the Russian president and executive secretary of the forum's organizing committee. (Russia-Economic Forum-Deals) Enditem

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