Israeli strike kills Lebanese security forces as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire ahead of talks

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BEIRUT (AP) — Attacks intensified Friday between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah ahead of direct talks between the Lebanese government and Israel set to begin next week. At least 13 members of Lebanon’s State Security forces were killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon Friday, while Hezbollah claimed an attack targeting a naval base in the Israeli port city of Ashdod some 90 miles away from the border. Israel launched strikes across several towns in southern Lebanon, inc