Middle East

1 killed as Israel launches airstrikes in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire violations

Lebanese media reports 4 Israeli strikes in border towns in southern Lebanon

Wassim Seif El Din and Ahmed Asmar  | 15.05.2025 - Update : 15.05.2025
1 killed as Israel launches airstrikes in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire violations Israeli army target the south of the Lebanese capital Beirut on April 27, 2025

BEIRUT 

One person was killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement, the Health Ministry said.

A ministry statement said the victim lost his life when an Israeli drone struck a bulldozer on the Arnon–Yahmor road in southern Lebanon.

The state news agency NNA earlier reported that Israeli forces struck a caravan in the border town of Odaisseh.

Israeli drones also dropped stun grenades on a school in Dhayra village and a home in Kfarkela town. Helicopter gunships struck a caravan in the border town of Houla.

A fragile ceasefire has been in place in Lebanon since November, ending months of cross-border warfare between Israel and Hezbollah, which escalated into a full-scale conflict in September.

Lebanese authorities have reported nearly 3,000 Israeli violations of the truce, including the deaths of nearly 200 people and the injuries of around 500 others.

Under the ceasefire deal, Israel was supposed to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon by Jan. 26, but the deadline was extended to Feb. 18 after Israel refused to comply. It still maintains a military presence at five border outposts.

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