Israeli strike in Deir Zarhani despite ceasefire

About ten shadows draped in black advance across the rubble field where a Hezbollah flag had been planted. Their shoulders, covered with a scarf in the colors of the Shia organization, are bent toward the ground in a sign of homage.

Five days earlier, four people were killed and 17 injured in Deir Zarhani when an Israeli strike pulverized a residential building without warning. It was just before noon. The Hebrew state claimed to have targeted a Hezbollah cadre from the Badr force.

Behind the counter of his gym located a few hundred meters from the target site, Mohammed* rages: “It does not justify targeting a residential area during a ceasefire. Netanyahu said that Israeli soldiers had been attacked by the Resistance (Hezbollah, NDLR) in Ali el‑Taher, so they wanted to take revenge.”

The 41‑year‑old man pauses to advise three customers who are looking at protein boxes on a shelf where a portrait hangs…