Israel Strikes Lebanon Hours After Ceasefire Agreement, Reports Say
Quick Look
- Israel launched new strikes on southern Lebanon Saturday, killing five people, hours after agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah.
- The attacks hit Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Arabsalim, Deir al-Zahrani, and Doueir, contradicting a US-brokered truce announced Friday.
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Why It Matters
Israel carried out new strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday morning, hours after agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah. The attacks reportedly killed five people.
Israel carried out a wave of new strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday morning, despite Israel and Hezbollah having agreed to a ceasefire on Friday, Lebanese state media reported.
Five people were reportedly killed in the attacks.
Israeli warplanes hit Nabatieh al-Fawqa shortly after midnight, before strikes on the town of Arabsalim later in the morning reportedly killed three people, Lebanon's National News Agency said.
Drone strikes on the towns of Deir al-Zahrani and Doueir killed another two people, it added.
It comes less than a day after US officials said Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah had agreed to a renewed ceasefire.
The two sides had exchanged a series of clashes from Thursday night into Friday, potentially threatening the US's provisional peace agreement with Iran.
On Friday, Israel's national security minister said "all of Lebanon must burn" after the Israeli military reported that four of its soldiers had been killed in the south of the country.
"For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep," Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote on social media.
The Israel Defense Forces launched strikes across southern Lebanon on Thursday night, targeting what it said were Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure. Eighteen people were reportedly killed in the strikes.
Open Questions
- Why did Israel strike after agreeing to a ceasefire?
- What is the current status of the ceasefire?
- What are the implications for regional stability?
