Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the village of Teir Debba, southern Lebanon. AP
Lebanon's official National News Agency reported that two brothers from the town of Shebaa were hit while driving on a road on the slopes of Mount Hermon in southeastern Lebanon near the Lebanese-Syrian-Israeli border triangle, "causing their SUV to catch fire and resulting in their deaths".
Al-Qahera News correspondent in Lebanon, Ahmed Sanjab, explained that this airstrike followed a similar attack carried out by the occupation army in the densely populated area of Mays al-Jabal in southern Lebanon, which resulted in further civilian casualties. He confirmed that the Israeli occupation army continues to target various regions of South Lebanon, amidst intensive Israeli air activity over border villages and towns since the early morning hours.
Sanjab pointed out that the first targeting took place in the town of Bint Jbeil, where Israeli aircraft fired two missiles at a car near Salah Ghandour Hospital, the same hospital that had previously been subjected to a similar attack during the Israeli aggression against Lebanon last year
Lebanon's health ministry confirmed that another Israeli strike on a civilian car in the southern village of Baraashit had killed one person and wounded four.
The attack on the densely populated city of Bint Jbeil wounded seven people, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
The latest Israeli attacks came as the European Union added its voice to international concern over Israel's continued strikes despite the nearly year-old truce.
"Focus by all parties must be on preserving the ceasefire and the progress achieved so far," the European Commission's foreign affairs spokesman, Anouar El Anouni, said.
Since the start of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, the Israeli army has continued to occupy swathes of Southern Lebanon and carried out near-daily strikes across the country, killing and wounding tens of civilians.
Lebanese officials have accused Israel of striking civilian areas and destroying infrastructure unrelated to Hezbollah, calling on Israeli forces to withdraw and respect Lebanon’s sovereignty.
On Thursday, Hezbollah reaffirmed that it has a legitimate right to resist Israeli occupation, saying any discussion about restricting weapons should take place within a national framework and not under Israeli blackmail.
In a message addressed to Lebanon’s president, prime minister, and parliament, Hezbollah warned that “negotiating with Israel is a trap and a predicament, and does not serve the country’s interests.”
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