Israeli drone strikes in Southern Lebanon leave nine casualties
Shafaq News – Beirut (Updated at 17:22)
Israeli drone attacks on Saturday killed three people and injured six others in separate incidents across southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media and official reports.
The Health Ministry said one person was killed and four others wounded when a drone targeted a vehicle in the town of Baraachit, in the Bint Jbeil district.
Lebanese media outlets reported that two people were killed when another Israeli drone struck a car between the Jannam area, east of Shebaa, and Rashaya al-Wadi.
The Israeli military, referring to the Shebaa operation, claimed targeting members of the Lebanese Brigades, a unit it described as operating under Hezbollah’s direction and allegedly involved in weapons smuggling in “violation” of ceasefire understandings.
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In a separate incident, an Israeli drone hit a vehicle near Salah Ghandour Hospital in the city of Bint Jbeil, injuring two people. Their conditions were not immediately known.
Another drone dropped three stun grenades near an excavator between the towns of Aitaroun and Blida. No casualties were reported.
On Friday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed his country’s commitment to the US-brokered ceasefire signed in November 2024, which ended nearly a year of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon.
Hezbollah, in a message to Lebanon’s three presidencies, reiterated its “right to resist occupation and defend Lebanese sovereignty,” describing this position as “a national duty against an aggressor that continues its attacks.”
Lebanese officials say Israel has repeatedly breached the ceasefire through intermittent airstrikes and shelling, killing around 350 people and wounding more than 650 since late 2024, while Israeli forces remain deployed on five southern hills and other occupied Lebanese territories.
