BEIRUT: An Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed one person on Friday, the health ministry in Beirut said a day after raids that Israel said had targeted the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Israel has kept up regular strikes in Lebanon despite a November 2024 ceasefire that sought to end more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah, usually saying it is targeting members of the group or its infrastructure.
In a statement, the health ministry said an “Israeli enemy strike” on a vehicle in Mansuri in south Lebanon killed one person.
It also said that a strike on Mayfadun in south Lebanon the previous night killed one person.
Israeli said Thursday’s attack killed a Hezbollah member it alleged “took part in attempts to reestablish Hezbollah’s infrastructure in the Zawtar Al-Sharqiyah area.”
The attacks come a week after Lebanon’s military said it had completed disarming Hezbollah south of the Litani River, the first phase of a nationwide plan, although Israel has called those efforts insufficient.
On Thursday, Israel carried out several strikes against eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa region, north of the Litani, after issuing warnings to evacuate.
United Nations peacekeepers, deployed in the south to separate Lebanon from Israel, said on Friday that an Israeli drone “dropped a grenade” on its troops.
On Monday, the peacekeeping force said an Israeli tank fired near its troops, and warned that such incidents were becoming “disturbingly common.”
Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills one: ministry
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Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills one: ministry
- The health ministry said an “Israeli enemy strike” on a vehicle in Mansuri in south Lebanon killed one
- It also said that a strike on Mayfadun in south Lebanon the previous night killed one
UK calls on Israel to reverse its move to expand control over West Bank
- Critics have said Israel’s move to ease settlement expansion and widen its powers in the West Bank went in the direction of annexing occupied land
LONDON: Britain on Monday called on Israel to reverse its decision to expand control over the West Bank, joining Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in criticizing the move.
“The UK strongly condemns the Israeli Security Cabinet’s decision yesterday to expand Israeli control over the West Bank,” the British government said. Critics have said Israel’s move to ease settlement expansion and widen its powers in the West Bank went in the direction of annexing occupied land.
“Any unilateral attempt to alter the geographic or demographic make-up of Palestine is wholly unacceptable and would be inconsistent with international law. We call on Israel to reverse these decisions immediately,” the British government added.
