Huge Israeli air strikes on Lebanon despite ceasefire
Huge explosions were seen in southern and eastern Lebanon as Israeli warplanes targeted the area, killing at least one person.
Israel said it attacked Hezbollah infrastructure, despite a ceasefire deal in place since November last year.
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Iran slams Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the strikes on the south of the country are a “blatant violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
Lebanon said on Thursday that Israel had killed one person and wounded seven, while the Israeli military said it had targeted Iranian ally Hezbollah and allied groups.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said the attacks had struck civilian facilities and denounced what he described as a breach of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel negotiated last year.
Hezbollah and Israel agreed to a truce in November 2024, after more than a year of hostilities that culminated in two months of open war.
Israel nevertheless continues to bomb Lebanese territory.
Baghaei also accused France and the United States – the guarantors of the truce – of “continued inaction and appeasement” towards Israel over what he called the “repeated violation” of the agreement.
Israeli air attack hits southern Lebanon
The attack targeted a neighbourhood in the town of Khirbet Selm, according to Lebanese media. The strike was carried out by a drone that used a guided missile and hit a car, the official National News Agency said.
The NNA reported injuries in the incident.
Hezbollah and Israel agreed to a truce in November 2024, after more than a year of hostilities that culminated in two months of open war. Israel nevertheless continues to bomb Lebanese territory.
Israeli soldiers open fire at olive pickers in south Lebanon: Report
Lebanon’s National News Agency reports that Israeli soldiers fired shots at people picking olives, who were accompanied by Lebanese army troops and UN peacekeepers, outside the border town of Aitaroun.
The agency said there were no casualties in the incident.
Israel really hates olives...
