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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Four in Southern Lebanon
Four people have died following Israeli airstrikes in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, as reported by state media. The attacks on a truck and a motorcycle in the town of Yohmor al-Shaqif occurred despite a recent three-week extension of a ceasefire with Hezbollah.
On Saturday, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health confirmed the casualties through its emergency operations center. The Lebanese National News Agency reported the information.
Al Jazeera correspondent Heidi Pett, reporting from Tyre, noted that the strikes took place north of the Litani River, an area where Israel has asserted its military operations.
In addition, Israeli soldiers reportedly detonated buildings in the city of Bint Jbeil earlier that morning. Reports indicate that bombings also occurred in Khiam, targeting residential areas.
Pett indicated that these actions are part of a broader pattern of Israeli military activity, highlighting ongoing explosions across southern Lebanon. “That is Israel demolishing houses and buildings,” she said.
These attacks are the latest developments since U.S. President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire extension on Thursday. Shortly thereafter, the Israeli military claimed to have “eliminated” six Hezbollah fighters in an exchange of fire near Bint Jbeil.
Hezbollah legislator Ali Fayyad characterized the ceasefire as ineffective given Israel’s ongoing military actions, which he described as including assassinations and shelling. He asserted that Hezbollah retains the “right to retaliate.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel would maintain “full freedom of action against any threat,” alleging that Hezbollah was attempting to sabotage the ceasefire.
A poll conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute before the ceasefire announcement suggested that a majority of Jewish Israeli respondents supported continuing military actions, even at the potential expense of relations with the U.S.
The Lebanese government has firmly rejected the notion of allowing Lebanon to be used as a bargaining chip in any negotiations involving the U.S. and Israel with Iran.
For civilians in the region, the ramifications are dire. Huda Kamal Mansour, a resident of Aitaroun village, has been living in a stadium in Beirut with her nine-year-old son, along with other displaced families, for the past 45 days. She recounted fleeing her neighborhood as Israeli forces began their bombardment.
“There was zero distance between us and the Israeli army when they attacked southern Lebanon,” she said. “All I could hear was the sound of explosions hitting villages. We were told to evacuate, and then the tanks surrounded us. Israel didn’t leave one house standing there.”
