Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday killed a total of 19 people in the area of the ancient city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. A strike killed 11 people in the village of Mazrat Beit Salibi, according to a breakdown given by the ministry. Another strike in the town of Bednayel, also in the Baalbek area, killed eight others, it added. Earlier Wednesday, the Israeli military struck Baalbek after calling for evacuations, witnesses said.