Israeli drone strike kills 5 people in southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says an Israeli drone strike on the southern city of Bint Jbeil has killed five people, including three children.
Two people were wounded in the attack.
Lebanon’s president condemns Israeli strike in southern city of Bint Jbeil
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has condemned a “new massacre” in the southern city of Bint Jbeil, where five people, including three children, were killed in an Israeli drone strike.
Speaking from New York, where world leaders are gathering for the UN General Assembly, Aoun accused Israel of “persisting in its violations of international resolutions, above all the ceasefire agreement of November 27, 2024”.
“There can be no peace over the blood of our children,” he said.
UNICEF condemns killing of children in Israeli strike on Lebanon
UNICEF has said it is “deeply shocked and outraged” by the killing of three children from the same family in an Israeli air strike on the southern Lebanese city of Bint Jbeil.
“Attacks on children are unconscionable. No child should ever pay the price of conflict with their life,” UNICEF Lebanon said in a post on X, calling for an immediate ceasefire to protect every child.
Two other people were killed and many wounded in the attack, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
Israel admits carrying out attack that killed children in Lebanon
Israel’s military says it carried out an attack in southern Lebanon earlier today that killed civilians, including children. According to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, three children were among those killed in the attack, which took place in the southern city of Bint Jbeil.
In a statement, Israel’s military claimed the target of the attack was a Hezbollah member who was also killed. “As a result of the strike, several uninvolved civilians were killed,” said the military.
Southern Lebanese town decries Israeli strike on Bint Jbeil
The municipality of Aitaroun has condemned Israel’s “criminal attack” on civilians in the neighbouring city of Bint Jbeil, where an air strike killed five people earlier today, including three children.
In a statement, the municipality said the strike was a “blatant violation of Lebanese sovereignty and a direct assault on innocent civilians”, urging both the Lebanese state and the international community to act immediately to stop such attacks and hold Israel accountable.
The statement added that people in Aitaroun, Bint Jbeil and other towns in southern Lebanon “remain steadfast, clinging to their right to a dignified life on their land”, and expressed solidarity with the victims’ families.
The attack comes despite a ceasefire signed with Hezbollah in November 2024. Lebanon’s army has since reported thousands of Israeli violations across the south.
