Lebanon says two killed in Israeli strike on south

AFP , Monday 17 Mar 2025

The Lebanese health ministry said an Israeli strike in the south killed two people on Monday, updating an earlier toll, from the latest Israeli violation of the ceasefire with Lebanon.

A firefighter douses the flames of a car hit by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village o
A firefighter douses the flames of a car hit by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Burj al-Muluk. AFP

 

It was the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the area despite a ceasefire agreement that took effect in November after more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.

The Lebanese health ministry's emergency unit later said the "toll from the Israeli enemy strike on Yohmor increased to two deaths after one of the wounded died from his severe injuries", according to the official National News Agency (NNA), adding that two others were wounded.

The agency reported that an Israeli drone had targeted a motorcycle with two riders, but a passing van was also hit by shrapnel, and "fires erupted in it" and a nearby shop.

NNA later reported more Israeli strikes on at least three different locations, including in the west of the Bekaa Valley.

The attacks came a day after NNA and the health ministry reported four deaths in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.

NNA cited the health ministry as saying that the strike on Ainata "led to the death of two people", after reporting earlier fatalities in Israeli strikes on Mais al-Jabal and Bint Jbeil, also in south Lebanon.

The November 27 truce largely halted the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, which included two months of open war during which Israel sent in ground troops.

But Israel has continued to carry out strikes on Lebanese territory since the agreement took effect.

Under the agreement, Israel had been expected to withdraw from Lebanon by February 18 after missing a January deadline, but it has kept troops at five locations it deems "strategic".

The ceasefire also required Hezbollah to pull back north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the border, and to dismantle any remaining military infrastructure in the south.

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