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At least eight killed in Israel’s air attacks on southern Lebanon
TL;DR
Israeli air attacks on southern Lebanon have resulted in at least eight deaths, violating a ceasefire agreement. The strikes targeted multiple villages, causing injuries and significant damage to homes.
Key points
- At least eight people killed in Israeli air attacks
- Attacks occurred in southern Lebanon, violating ceasefire
- Israeli strikes targeted villages including Doueir and Tibnin
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At least eight people have been killed in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, in the latest violation of an ongoing “ceasefire” agreement, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA).
Israeli fighter jets struck in the village of Doueir on Wednesday, killing five people and injuring two others, NNA reported. Several homes were flattened in the attack, the agency said.
Another Israeli attack killed two people near a hospital in the village of Tibnin, while one person riding a motorcycle was killed in a drone attack on the village of Burj Shemali in the Tyre district, NNA said.
The Red Cross said it recovered the body of one person on the outskirts of the town of Shebaa in the Nabatieh governorate.
Israeli attacks across Lebanon continue despite the United States-mediated “ceasefire” that was recently extended until the beginning of July.
The fresh wave of Israeli attacks came hours after at least 16 people were killed in Israeli air attacks across southern Lebanon on Tuesday. The Health Ministry said three women and three children were among the victims.
Moreover, the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said its forces clashed with Israeli troops trying to advance to the centre of the village of Haddatha late last night.
The group also reported clashes with Israeli forces in the town of Biyyada and the municipality of Rashaf.
Attacks on eastern Lebanon ongoing
Israeli forces continue to expand their military campaign beyond the country’s south into the western Bekaa Valley.
“For weeks, the Israeli army has been targeting Muslim Shia majority villages in the western Bekaa Valley where Hezbollah has support,” Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reported. “They lie on the road that links the southern front-line villages to the east of the country.”
Yousef Hasan, displaced from the town of Yuhmor, called Israel “an expansionist state that kills women and children”.
“They don’t believe in borders. For them, the border is as far as Israeli soldiers can reach. It is a state that occupies others’ lands,” Hasan told Al Jazeera.
Since March 2, Israel has killed 3,073 people in Lebanon and injured 9,362 others, and displaced more than 1.6 million, about one-fifth of the country’s population, according to Lebanese authorities.
Israeli forces have also destroyed entire villages in southern Lebanon, prompting comparisons with the devastation caused by Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinians in Gaza.
Q&A
How many people were killed in the recent Israeli air attacks in Lebanon?
At least eight people have been killed in the recent Israeli air attacks on southern Lebanon.
What villages in Lebanon were affected by the Israeli air strikes?
The Israeli air strikes affected the villages of Doueir, Tibnin, and Burj Shemali in southern Lebanon.
What is the status of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon?
The ceasefire agreement, mediated by the United States, has been violated by ongoing Israeli attacks despite being recently extended until the beginning of July.
