At Least One Killed as Israeli Drones Pound Seddiqine in Southern Lebanon

Lebanon presents growing number of Israeli ceasefire violations, but to little effect

Israel drones carried out multiple strikes against the town of Seddiqine in southern Lebanon overnight and into Wednesday. At least one person was killed when one of the strikes hit a medical center, and another person was wounded.

Another overnight strike was reported near Wadi Jilou, another village in the south, targeting a vehicle and wounding one person. The identity of the person was not reported, but media referred to them as a Lebanese citizen.

Somewhat further north, in the area around Zahrani, IDF drones were reported to be flying at low altitude overhead. There have as yet not been reports of any strikes in that area, however.

The Lebanese village of Seddiqine | Image from Social Media

Israel has been flouting the ceasefire with Lebanon virtually since it began, and has launched several major attacks in recent days, including wounding a UNIFIL peacekeeper with a drone strike.

Lebanese officials have reportedly brought up those violations in a recent meeting, and the UNIFIL also noted the Israeli attacks on their sites and personnel. The ongoing IDF military occupation of parts of southern Lebanon was also referenced.

Israeli officials reportedly expressed indifference about the complaints, and insisted the attacks were justified because Lebanon has not fully disarmed Hezbollah yet despite announcing plans to do so.

Israel has constantly complained Hezbollah is violating the ceasefire by their very existence, though since the ceasefire went into effect in November, Hezbollah has not fired a single rocket into Israeli territory. By contrast, Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on Lebanon killing several hundred people, a large number confirmed to be civilians.

Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.

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