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Israeli strike kills two in southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s Health Ministry has confirmed that an Israeli strike on a vehicle in south Lebanon killed two people.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said one of those killed worked for a cleaning company contracted by it.
“The Israeli enemy’s strike targeting a car in Naqoura left two dead,” the ministry said.
A spokesperson for UNIFIL said “a vehicle driven by an employee of a cleaning company was targeted by a strike on the Tyre-Naqoura road”, adding that the company was contracted to the peacekeeping force.
“Attacks on civilians are violations of international humanitarian law. They must stop. Once more, we urge all actors to put down their weapons,” the spokesperson said.
Saudi tanker and another oil ship attacked in Red Sea
Two oil tankers – the Saudi-flagged Amjad and Panama-flagged Blue Lagoon I – have been attacked in the Red Sea off Yemen.
Yemen’s Houthis late on Monday claimed responsibility for targeting the Blue Lagoon with multiple missiles and drones, but did not make any mention of the Saudi tanker.
Two unnamed sources told Reuters news agency the ships were sailing near each other when they were hit, but were able to continue their voyages with no major damage or any casualties.
The Joint Maritime Information Center, run by international naval forces to track Houthi attacks, said three ballistic missile attacks hit the Blue Lagoon I tanker.
The Houthis first launched drone and missile strikes in the Red Sea in November in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians during Israel’s bloody war on Gaza. In more than 70 attacks, they have sunk two vessels, seized another, and killed at least three seafarers.
