The latest escalation has left families mourning and raised fresh questions about whether the fragile truce can survive another deadly exchange.
Israel carried out a series of large-scale airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that at least 11 people were killed in the attacks.
The highest number of casualties was recorded in the village of Ansar, where Israeli aircraft struck a residential building. Seven people were killed, including three children and two women. Another 19 people were injured.
Strikes on Ansar and Deir al-Zahrani
Four more people were killed in a strike on the village of Deir al-Zahrani. The attack was among the deadliest in recent weeks following a U.S.-brokered peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces said they struck Hezbollah infrastructure in the security zone in southern Lebanon overnight. The Israeli military said the operation was a response to actions against its units in the area.
Israel says it eliminated a commander
Israel also said it had eliminated Ali Samir al-Hajj Hassan, a commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force unit. According to Israel, he and others were killed in a strike on the unit’s central headquarters in Ansar.
Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire. According to him, the group carried out an attack in which three Israeli soldiers were wounded.
The large-scale strikes on southern Lebanon marked another escalation in tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, despite agreements to halt hostilities.