Israel continues to carry out attacks on southern Lebanon in violation of the November ceasefire, and attacks Wednesday and overnight into Thursday left at least five people dead and 17 others wounded, four of the wounded were children.
The strikes began earlier on Wednesday, targeting the southern town of Yater and the village of Chebaa, each killing one person. The IDF claimed that both of these people were Hezbollah members, though they provided no evidence supporting the allegation.
Other fatal strikes were reported later Wednesday in al-Kharayeb and Taybeh. One was killed in each case, and one person was wounded in al-Kharayeb, while a number of others were wounded in Taybeh, including four children.
The fifth death was reported overnight, in Ansariyah. There were multiple strikes on the area causing substantial damage, though the IDF has yet to comment on any of these later deadly strikes to provide a narrative for why they attacked such places.
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the strikes as a violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, adding that Tuesday’s attack on UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon was a clear and direct violation of international law.
While Israel confirmed that they dropped grenades on the UNIFIL peacekeepers after mistaking them for Hezbollah, they insisted this did not amount to “deliberate” targeting of UNIFIL personnel.
The November ceasefire marked the end to the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, though Israeli ground troops have remained inside of southern Lebanon and Israeli airstrikes are carried out on a near daily basis since then.
