Israeli Shelling Claims Lives of Four Individuals in Southern Lebanon – Reports
Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces said it had struck military infrastructure allegedly used by the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon.
Cairo: Four people have been killed in the city of Naqoura in southern Lebanon as a result of Israeli shelling, Lebanese media reported on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces said it had struck military infrastructure allegedly used by the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon.
A Hezbollah official is among the victims of the Israeli strike on a house in Naqoura, Lebanese broadcaster Al Jadeed reported, adding that several more civilians had been wounded in the shelling.
The situation in southern Lebanon became worse after the start of Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army and Hezbollah fighters daily fire at each other’s positions in areas along the border.
On October 7, 2023, Palestinian movement Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip, while its fighters breached the border, opening fire on the military and civilians. As a result, over 1,200 people in Israel were killed and some 240 others abducted. Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza and launched a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. Over 22,000 people have been killed so far in Gaza as a result of Israeli strikes, local authorities said.
On November 24, Qatar mediated a deal between Israel and Hamas on a temporary truce and the exchange of some of the prisoners and hostages, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire was extended several times and expired on December 1.
