Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that struck the hillsides near the southern Lebanese village of Al-Katrani. AFP
The Lebanese ministry of health said an "Israeli enemy strike on a car in Bent Jbeil city in south Lebanon resulted in the martyrdom of one citizen."
Elsewhere, Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) reported that "enemy warplanes launched more than 10 raids" on the town of Kfar Hatta, which lies north of the Litani, noting "significant damage" to buildings there.
The Israeli military had issued an evacuation warning for Kafr Hatta, subsequently saying it was "striking Hezbollah infrastructure in several areas."
The NNA also reported "a series of violent Israeli strikes" on Jezzine, Mahmudiyeh and Al-Dimasqiyeh, as well as "more than 10 strikes" on Al-Bureij, all in southern Lebanon.
A ceasefire reached in November 2024 between Beirut and Tel Aviv failed to end Israeli strikes on Lebanon or the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the south of the country.
However, under the guise of targeting Hezbollah positions, Israel has repeatedly violated the truce with daily strikes on the country, destroying infrastructure on a wide scale and killing more than 340 people since the ceasefire, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
In tandem, Israel also continues to occupy five areas in southern Lebanon in breach of the US-brokered agreement.
The latest Israeli strikes came days after the Lebanese army said it had “achieved the objectives of the first phase” of its plan to deploy south of the Litani River, about 30 km (20 miles) from the Israeli border, in what it described as an “effective and tangible” step toward a state monopoly on arms.
Beirut has condemned repeated Israeli strikes on the country and demanded a full Israeli withdrawal as stipulated under the November 2024 ceasefire.
For its part, Hezbollah has accused Israel of harbouring a goal of a permanent occupation of Lebanese territories.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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