LEBANON – GEOGRAPHY

News: Israeli strike on Lebanese house kills five: state media

 

What's in the news?

       At least five people were killed four from the same family, and nine wounded in an Israeli strike on a house in southern Lebanon, the country's official National News Agency reported.

 

Lebanon:

       Lebanon is a country in Western Asia.

       It is the second smallest country in continental Asia.

       It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lies to its west across the Mediterranean Sea.

       Its location is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland.

       It is part of the Levant region of the Middle East.

       Beirut is the capital of Lebanon.