Israeli Strikes Kill 6 in South Lebanon on Eid al-Adha
The Lebanese army confirmed that two of its soldiers sustained serious wounds after an Israeli military drone targeted their vehicle on a public road in Aaiba, in the southern Nabatieh district. Both were evacuated to hospital for treatment.
A Region Under Assault
The strikes were widespread and relentless. In the Nabatieh district alone, the town of Zibdine absorbed a series of airstrikes, while heavy bombardment struck near the Shqeif Castle area. A separate drone strike hit the town of Abba, injuring two civilians, Lebanon's state-run news agency reported.
In the Tyre district, Israeli warplanes targeted a building in Burj al-Shamali, where the bodies of two victims were subsequently recovered, the news agency said.
NNA also reported that an Israeli airstrike struck the town of al-Lubiyah in the Sidon district, killing one person and injuring another.
Earlier Saturday, a drone strike in Al-Marj in the town of Ansar killed a man and his son, wounding seven additional family members, the National News Agency reported. A separate drone strike targeted a pickup truck on the Sharifa–Habboush–Nabatieh road, killing one person and critically injuring another.
Israeli forces also launched drone attacks on the road leading to Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatieh, wounding three people, while an early morning airstrike in Harouf destroyed a house in the Al-Thaghra neighborhood. Artillery shelling subsequently extended to the outskirts of both Jibchit and Harouf.
Ceasefire in Name Only
Saturday's carnage compounds a mounting death toll. Citing the Lebanese Health Ministry, reports indicate that Israeli strikes across the southern Tyre district on Friday alone killed 11 people — including a paramedic — and wounded eight others.
Israel has continued its military campaign despite a ceasefire that formally took effect on April 17, later extended for 45 days beginning May 17 following indirect negotiations brokered by Washington.
Since March 2, Israeli attacks have killed more than 3,371 people across Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry — a toll that continues to climb with each passing day.
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