Israel nonetheless pummeling northern neighbour regardless of ceasefire; newest assaults comply with Friday’s lethal strike on Nabatieh.
Israeli assaults on southern Lebanon on a number of automobiles have killed three individuals as assaults proceed regardless of a November ceasefire with the armed group Hezbollah.
Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Well being mentioned on Saturday that one particular person was killed in an “Israeli enemy” drone strike on a automobile within the village of Kunin whereas two others had been killed after an Israeli strike on a bike in Mahrouna, close to Tyre.
The Israeli military claimed that the assault on the automobile “eradicated the terrorist Hassan Muhammad Hammoudi”, who it mentioned was answerable for antitank missile assaults on Israeli territory throughout the latest battle.
The newest Israeli assaults got here a day after Israel killed a lady and wounded 25 individuals in assaults throughout southern Lebanon.
Lebanon’s Nationwide Information Company reported that the lady was killed in an Israeli drone strike on an residence within the metropolis of Nabatieh.
An Israeli military spokesperson mentioned on social media that the military “didn’t goal any civilian constructing”, claiming that the lady was killed by a Hezbollah rocket set off by the Israeli strike.
Israel, which retains troops in 5 areas in south Lebanon, has repeatedly bombed its neighbour regardless of a ceasefire which halted greater than a yr of fireside exchanges and almost two months of an all-out battle.
On Friday, Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun accused Israel of frequently violating the US-brokered deal, which required the nation to completely withdraw its troops from the nation.
Below the deal, Hezbollah was to tug its fighters again north of the Litani River, about 30km (20 miles) from the Israeli border, leaving the Lebanese military and United Nations peacekeepers in cost.