BEIRUT / ISTANBUL

One person was killed, and three others were injured in a new Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Thursday, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement, the Health Ministry said.

A ministry statement said that the casualties were reported in the attack that targeted the Tyre district.

The state news agency NNA said Israeli fighter jets struck an area between the towns of Toura and Aabbasiyyeh, causing panic among students in nearby schools.

The Israeli army claimed that the strikes targeted Hezbollah operators at an infrastructure site in the area.

Israeli Channel 12 claimed early Thursday that Tel Aviv is preparing for another possible round of fighting with Hezbollah.

Tensions have been mounting in southern Lebanon for weeks, with the Israeli army intensifying near-daily air raids inside Lebanese territory despite the ceasefire deal that has been in place since November 2024, under the pretext of targeting Hezbollah members and infrastructure.

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.