Israeli strike kills one in Lebanon’s south

Army officers inspect the carcass of a car that was targeted in a reported Israeli drone attack in the southern Lebanese town of Al-Numairiyah on Monday. Israel carried out another strike on Wednesday. (AFP)
Short Url
Updated 12 June 2025
Follow

Israeli strike kills one in Lebanon’s south

  • Health ministry says Israeli drone strike hit the town of Beit Lif

BEIRUT: One person was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on a village in southern Lebanon, the health ministry reported, the latest deadly attack despite a November ceasefire.

“The raid carried out by an enemy Israeli drone on the town of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district, resulted in one martyr and three people injured,” read a statement from the ministry.

The official National News Agency said the strike targeted a house’s courtyard in the town, adding that a missile hit the homeowner’s car.

Israel has regularly bombed its northern neighbor since the November ceasefire that sought to end more than a year of hostilities with militant group Hezbollah including two months of full-blown war.

The agreement required Hezbollah fighters to withdraw north of the Litani river, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the Israeli border, and dismantle all military infrastructure to its south.

It also required Israel to withdraw all of its troops from Lebanon, but it has kept them in five positions it deems “strategic.”


Power outages in Sudan, witnesses say, after drones hit power plant

Updated 3 sec ago
Follow

Power outages in Sudan, witnesses say, after drones hit power plant

PORT SUDAN: Major cities in Sudan including capital Khartoum and Port Sudan were plunged into darkness on Thursday, several witnesses told AFP, after deadly drone strikes targeted a key power plant in the east of the country.
Witnesses reported seeing flames and smoke rising in the town of Atbara in River Nile State, which is controlled by the army in its ongoing war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
"Two members of the civil defence were killed while trying to extinguish the fire that erupted after the first drone strike by the militia," said a power plant official, referring to the RSF. The official said rescue workers were hit by a second strike and were being treated for injuries.