Five medics were killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said.The ministry said three medics were killed and three others were wounded when they were targeted in an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese town of Qotrani.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page. An earlier Israeli strike on a vehicle had killed two medics in southern Lebanese town of Deir Qanoun Ras Al-Ain, the ministry had said. Israel sent ground forces into south Lebanon on Oct. 1 as part of its stepped-up offensive against Hezbollah. It says its aim is to secure the return home of tens of thousands of people evacuated from Israel’s north due to rocket attacks by the militant Iran-backed group, which opened fire in support of Hamas at the start of the Gaza war in October 2023. Read more:Displaced by war, cancer patients in Lebanon struggle for survivalIsrael says any Lebanon deal must grant