One Killed in Israeli Strike on Southern Lebanon Amid Ceasefire Tensions
An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, marking a troubling escalation despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
The ministry reported that the attack targeted a car in the town of Kunin, resulting in the death of a man. The Israeli military has not commented on the incident.
Escalating Violence Despite Ceasefire
This strike follows a deadly Friday assault in which Israel killed a woman and wounded 25 others during airstrikes across southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) stated that the woman died when an Israeli drone bombed an apartment in the city of Nabatiyeh.
Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee denied targeting civilian structures, asserting on social media that the army “did not target any civilian building.” The Israeli military claimed it had identified “rehabilitation attempts made by Hezbollah beforehand and struck terror infrastructure sites in the area.”
However, the NNA reported that the attacks included a “wave of successive heavy strikes” in the Nabatiyeh region, injuring seven people.
Ceasefire Agreement Under Strain
Despite a ceasefire agreement established in November intended to end over a year of hostilities, Israel has continued military operations in Lebanon. Under the deal, Israel was supposed to withdraw its troops entirely from Lebanon but has maintained a presence in five strategic locations in the country’s south.
Hezbollah, in turn, was required to move its fighters north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers from the Israeli border, leaving the Lebanese army and United Nations peacekeepers to oversee the region.
These recent incidents have raised concerns about escalating tensions and the potential unraveling of the fragile ceasefire, impacting stability in the region and the lives of civilians caught in the conflict.
