BEIRUT / ISTANBUL

One person was injured on Tuesday when an Israeli drone struck a vehicle in the Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.

The strike ignited the car on the Kfar Dajal–Nabatieh road near the Medrar Medical Complex, the state news agency NNA reported.

The outlet said Israeli forces also demolished a house in the border town of Meiss al-Jabal shortly after midnight, marking another breach of the ceasefire announced at the end of 2024.

Tensions have been mounting in southern Lebanon for weeks, with the Israeli army intensifying near-daily air raids inside Lebanese territory despite the ceasefire that has been in place since November 2024.

On Friday, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported that Tel Aviv is considering escalating its military operations in Lebanon, allegedly to counter Hezbollah’s efforts to boost its capabilities.

The Israeli army has killed more than 4,000 people and injured nearly 17,000 in its attacks on Lebanon, which began in October 2023 and turned into a full-scale offensive in September 2024.

Under the ceasefire, the Israeli army was supposed to withdraw from southern Lebanon this January, but it only partially pulled out and continues to maintain a military presence at five border outposts.