Two people killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
Israeli attacks have killed two people and wounded seven, Lebanon’s Health Ministry says, a day after Israel threatened to ramp up attacks it says would target Hezbollah.
In a statement, the ministry said an Israeli strike on the town of Doueir in Nabatieh province killed one person and wounded seven.
Another strike in Aita al-Shaab, about 2km (1.2 miles) from the Israeli border, killed one person, the ministry said.
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that in the Doueir attack, three missiles were fired at a car, causing a fire that spread to two other vehicles and caused significant damage to a shopping complex.
Israeli president calls for adherence to US-brokered Gaza deal
Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged adherence to “all clauses” of the US-brokered Gaza agreement, amid almost daily violations of its terms by his country.
Israeli officials consistently demand that Hamas return all bodies of slain captives immediately, even though it is well known that many are buried under rubble in hard-to-reach locations and need to be searched for.
Yesterday, for instance, Israel allowed in bulldozers to Gaza to search for remains in the south, a search that turned up three bodies of captives that were promptly returned.
Nevertheless, Israel has used the delay in the return of captives’ bodies to justify major deadly strikes on the enclave.
The Israeli president was speaking at an event commemorating the assassination of the former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin who was killed by an Israeli far-right extremist for the role he played in advancing a two-state solution and peace with the Palestinians.
