At Least Five Killed in Israeli Strikes in Southern Lebanon After Ceasefire
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- At least five people were killed in Israeli air and drone strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, just hours after a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect.
- The overnight attacks destroyed residential buildings in the Nabatieh area.
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Warum es wichtig ist
At least five people were killed in Israeli air and drone attacks in southern Lebanon on Saturday, just hours after a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. The strikes destroyed residential buildings in the Nabatieh area.
Tragedy struck southern Lebanon as at least five people lost their lives in Israeli air and drone attacks on Saturday, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that had just taken effect. The strikes, which occurred overnight and into Saturday morning, devastated residential buildings in the Nabatieh area. This escalation followed a US-brokered truce aimed at de-escalating hostilities.
DUBAI: At least five people were killed in Israeli air strikes and drone attacks in southern Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanese state media reported, just hours after a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group took effect.
State news agency NNA said Israeli warplanes and drones carried out a series of strikes across the Nabatieh area overnight and into Saturday morning, destroying residential buildings and homes, while Israeli artillery shelled Nabatieh and its outskirts before dawn.
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to the ceasefire on Friday following an escalation in hostilities in Lebanon, according to a U.S. official.
A senior Israeli official and two Hezbollah sources confirmed the agreement to Reuters. The U.S. official said the truce was to begin at 4 p.m. (1300 GMT) on Friday.
Offene Fragen
- What led to the violation of the ceasefire?
- What is the immediate response from international actors?
