BEIRUT/ISTANBUL
A man was injured Monday after an Israeli drone struck a motorcycle in the southern Lebanese town of Siddiqine, in the latest violation of a fragile ceasefire deal in place since November 2024, local media reported.
The state news agency NNA said the strike targeted the motorcycle in the Tyre district, leaving one person wounded and later hospitalized in the city of Tyre.
In a separate incident overnight, an Israeli quadcopter drone dropped two explosive devices on a building in the border town of Aita al-Shaab, causing extensive damage, according to the agency.
In recent weeks, Israeli media reported that the army has completed preparations for a potential large-scale attack against Hezbollah positions if the Lebanese government and army fail to dismantle the group’s weapons.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah ended more than a year of cross-border attacks amid the war in Gaza. More than 4,000 people were killed, and 17,000 others were injured.
Under the ceasefire, the Israeli army was supposed to withdraw from southern Lebanon, but it only partially pulled out and continues to maintain a military presence at five border outposts.