At least 21 people have been killed and eight others injured in a rare Israeli air strike in northern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry says.

Lebanon's health ministry said at least 21 people died Monday in a rare Israeli strike on a northern Christian-majority village, far from Hezbollah strongholds, with DNA tests being conducted to identify body parts.

Air strike kills at least 18 and flattens buildings in Zgharta district in northern Lebanon, an area where Hezbollah has little to no presence

The Lebanese Red Cross said 18 people died in a strike on north Lebanon on Monday, with the health ministry and official media reporting an Israeli raid on the Christian-majority area far from Hezbollah strongholds.

The Pentagon says it will be sending an anti missile defense system over to Israel along with the troops needed to run it in order to defend the country from Iran amid an increased threat of all out war in the Middle East.

Israeli jets hit an apartment building in a Christian town in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding eight others, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.

An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 18 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross.

The death toll from an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in northern Lebanon has risen to 21, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Another eight were injured, the ministry said. It added that DNA tests are being carried out on remains to identify them.

Israel expanded its targets in its war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 18 people in an airstrike on the Christian-majority town of Aitou in the north, the Lebanese Red Cross said.