Israeli attacks kill two people and injure six in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel and Hezbollah have accused each other of violating the terms of the ceasefire that ended nearly 14 months of fighting.

Israeli forces carried out several airstrikes on towns in southern Lebanon, killing two people and wounding six others, although the ceasefire agreed with Hezbollah has largely remained in force.

An Israeli drone strike on the village of Rab el-Thalathine in southern Lebanon killed two people and injured two others on Saturday, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) said.

An Israeli drone strike also hit a car in the town of Majdal Zoun in the southern governorate’s Tire district, wounding three people including a child, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.

Israeli warplanes carried out two airstrikes on the Tibnah area in the city of Beisariyah in the Sidon district of the southern governorate, wounding at least one person, according to the ministry.

The Israeli military said it had attacked a Hezbollah facility in Sidon that housed rocket launchers for the armed group.

It added that it also hit a vehicle in southern Lebanon loaded with rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and military equipment, as part of its actions against ceasefire violations.

Israel carried out the attacks despite the current ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, which ended more than thirteen months of fighting between the Israeli army and Hezbollah.

Both sides accuse each other of violating the terms of the ceasefire since it came into effect on Wednesday.

Under the terms of the ceasefire, Hezbollah is scheduled to withdraw its forces north of the Litani River, about 30 km north of the border, and dismantle its military infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

Israel must withdraw its troops south of the Blue Line, the de facto border, in phases, while the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers will deploy in southern Lebanon while the Israeli army withdraws over a period of 60 days.

Israel has insisted on its “complete military freedom of action” in Lebanon if Hezbollah violates the ceasefire or tries to rearm itself.

According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 3,961 people, injured more than 16,500 others and displaced more than a million people since October 2023.

Israeli authorities have said Hezbollah attacks in northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights have killed 45 civilians and at least 73 Israeli soldiers.