Multiple Israeli strikes were carried out against a pair of civilians on the outskirts of the southern Lebanon village of Qbrikha, a Shi’ite majority village in the Marjayoun District. One of the people was on a motorcycle, and later identified as a paramedic working for the Risala Scouts.
The paramedic was confirmed slain in the strike, and later the IDF targeted another person in the same area, who was reportedly wounded in the attack. That person has yet to be conclusively identified.
The IDF was quick to label both of the people “suspects” and accused them of “monitoring” the Israeli ground troops. The strikes were presented as removing the “threat” that the civilians posed to occupation forces in the area.
An Israeli strike on a motorcycle in Lebanon’s Marjayoun District killed a paramedic | Image from X
Since the Israeli invasion in early March, they have killed 4,389 people and injured 12,428 others, including an enormous number of civilians. Paramedics and other healthcare workers have been disproportionately targeted through the war.
Despite that, Israeli officials followed today’s killing with a statement that insisted that they remain committed to the deals between them and the Lebanese government. Those deals, as has been repeatedly noted, did not require them to withdraw from Lebanese soil are stop attacking Lebanese people.
In addition to the Marjayoun District strikes, Israeli warplanes were reportedly actively flying overhead elsewhere across southern Lebanon, raising concern among locals that further escalation may be in the offing.
