Lebanese deaths are attributed directly to Israeli airstrikes throughout, while Israeli deaths are reported in the agentless passive with no actor named, applying a stricter standard of attribution to the Lebanese side and obscuring agency on the Israeli side.

How it builds, in Closing casualty comparison: Lebanese total vs Israeli total

Actor named: Israel kills Lebanese civilians
Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes on two villages have killed 11 people, including three children.
Perpetrator explicitly named in opening sentence
Agentless passive: no actor for Lebanese deaths
The second airstrike, on the village of Deir al-Zahrani, left four dead and 17 wounded.
Passive construction drops the Israeli actor mid-article
Agentless passive: no actor for Israeli deaths
Two Israeli troops were killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon earlier this month, the first Israeli deaths since the truce.
Passive construction with no named perpetrator
Actor named again for Lebanese aggregate deaths
Over 4,000 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon since the latest war started on 2 March.
Perpetrator explicitly named in aggregate figure
No actor named for Israeli aggregate deaths
Approximately 40 soldiers and three civilians have been killed on the Israeli side.
Agentless passive, no perpetrator named for Israeli total

The same decision, both sides

Whether the perpetrator is named when reporting aggregate deaths

Lebanese deaths are attributed directly to Israel in the aggregate figure.

Over 4,000 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon since the latest war started on 2 March.

Israeli deaths are reported with no perpetrator named in the aggregate figure.

Approximately 40 soldiers and three civilians have been killed on the Israeli side.

Whether the perpetrator is named when reporting individual incident deaths

The opening sentence names Israel as the actor killing Lebanese civilians.

Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes on two villages have killed 11 people, including three children.

The sentence reporting Israeli troop deaths names no perpetrator at all.

Two Israeli troops were killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon earlier this month, the first Israeli deaths since the truce.

What a reader is left with. A reader is left with a clear picture of Israel as the agent killing Lebanese people, but with no equivalent picture of who killed Israeli soldiers, creating an asymmetry in how agency and responsibility are conveyed across the two sides.

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Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon kill 11 people including three children, health ministry says

Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes on two villages have killed 11 people, including three children. One targeted a home on the edge of the village of Ansar early on Saturday and killed four adults, three children and wounded two others, according to Lebanon's health ministry and the state-run National News Agency (NNA).The second airstrike, on the village of Deir al-Zahrani, left four dead and 17 wounded.It is one of the deadliest incidents in the region since the <a href="http://news.sky.com/topic/israel-5981/1">Israeli</a> and Lebanese governments announced a framework agreement on 26 June.<widget id="4"></widget>As part of the plan, Israeli troops would withdraw from southern <a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/lebanon-6383/1">Lebanon</a> in exchange for the disarmament of <a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/hezbollah-8356/1">Hezbollah</a>, the <a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/iran-5977/1">Iran</a>-backed militant group.It also set out steps towards an eventual peace agreement between the two countries - but Hezbollah has refused direct talks.Despite the truce, Israel's military has maintained daily attacks.On Saturday morning, Israeli Defence Forces also struck the strategic Ali Taher hill, which overlooks parts of the southern city of Nabatiyeh, according to the NNA. <widget id="6"></widget>Israel said the airstrikes were launched after an action targeting its soldiers in the area - and that it "will continue to operate to remove threats".Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the strikes intimidate "residents in their homes" and that the victims were "not military infrastructure" or "military targets". <widget id="1"></widget>He called on Israel to "halt this escalation" and said the Lebanese people's security and their right to life on their land "are not subject to negotiation or bargaining".Two Israeli troops were killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon earlier this month, the first Israeli deaths since the truce.Read more from Sky News: <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/uk-heatwave-stourbridge-fire-latest-weather-live-13571553">Fire chief warns of blaze threat facing UK</a> <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/heathrow-warns-of-disruption-at-two-terminals-after-flooding-13573198">Heathrow warns of disruption after flooding</a> The most recent talks between the countries took place in Rome earlier this month. <widget id="7"></widget>Hezbollah previously criticised the Lebanese government for offering too many concessions without proper assurances of Israeli withdrawal.Over 4,000 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon since the latest war started on 2 March.Approximately 40 soldiers and three civilians have been killed on the Israeli side.

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