Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon's health ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite a fragile, US-brokered ceasefire.
Details of the Strikes
A single strike on the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr in the coastal Tyre province killed 10 people, including three children and three women, the ministry reported. Three others were wounded, including a child. The state-run National News Agency said the strike destroyed a house, leaving several people under the rubble, with bodies pulled out later in the day.
Another airstrike on the southern city of Nabatieh killed four people and wounded 10 others, including two women. A third strike in the nearby village of Kfar Sir killed five people, including one woman.
Military Response
Israel's military did not immediately comment on the specific casualties but said that between Monday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon, it had targeted more than 25 sites of Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. The latest deaths came a day after the death toll in the latest round of fighting surpassed 3,000, and two days after the US-brokered truce, in place since 17 April, was extended for 45 days.
Israel has since invaded southern Lebanon and bombarded its capital, Beirut, and other areas, claiming it is targeting Hezbollah infrastructure. Hezbollah, both a militant group and a powerful political organization in Lebanon, has resisted pressure to disarm, including by the Lebanese government.
Humanitarian Impact
More than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon by the fighting, with some sheltering in tents along roads and the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut. Israel has struggled to halt frequent Hezbollah drone attacks targeting its troops on Lebanese soil and northern Israeli border towns. Israel's military said one of its soldiers was killed on Tuesday in battle in southern Lebanon, raising the Israeli troops' death toll to 21 since the latest conflict started.
