Israeli troops kill one in overnight incursion into southern Lebanon
The Israeli military conducted an incursion into the village of Blida in southern Lebanon overnight, where troops killed an employee inside the town’s municipality building, according to local reports.
The employee’s name was Ibrahim Salama, the reports said.
The troops were in the town for a few hours, and residents reported hearing screams during this period.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that the body of Salama was transferred to the local civil defence after the Lebanese army surveyed the site of the assassination.
While this is not the first time Israeli troops have advanced into Lebanese territory along the border, the killing of the municipal worker is seen as an escalation.
Israel has been violating its November ceasefire with Hezbollah on a near-daily basis.
Israeli military confirms overnight incursion into southern Lebanon
Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee has issued a statement confirming it has conducted an overnight incursion into the village of Blida in southern Lebanon.
In a post on X written in Arabic, Adraee said Israeli forces had identified a “suspect” inside a building and “initiated procedures to apprehend [him]”. Shots were fired by the military after “identifying an immediate threat”, he wrote.
According to Lebanese state media, a municipal employee was killed by soldiers inside the municipality building. The Israeli spokesperson alleged the building was being used by Hezbollah without presenting evidence to back up the claim.
New Israeli strikes target southern Lebanon
Israeli forces have carried out air strikes on the areas of Mahmoudiyeh and Jarmak in southern Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reports.
No information is yet available on casualties or damage.
The Israeli military issued a statement saying it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure.
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