One Killed in Israeli Strike on al-Baysariyeh; Air Raids Expand across South Lebanon

One person was killed and several others injured in an Israeli drone strike in south Lebanon. (Photo: video grab)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Under the ceasefire, the Israeli army was supposed to withdraw from south Lebanon this January, but it only partially pulled out and continues to maintain a military presence at five border outposts.

One person was killed and several others injured in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in south Lebanon on Monday, according to media reports.

The Beirut-based news network Al Mayadeen reported that a vehicle was targeted near the town of al-Baysariyeh, in the Saida district. Two powerful explosions were also reported overnight in the Sabih neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of the town of Houla, the network reported.

More Airstrikes

Later on Monday, Al Mayadeen reported that Israeli aircraft launched three strikes on the eastern mountains of Lebanon, near the town of Janta. Israeli aircraft also targeted the outskirts of al-Qatrani in Lebanon’s official news agency NNA, which also reported Israeli drones flying over the Iqlim Al-Tuffah region at medium altitude.

On Sunday, two people were killed in Israeli airstrikes. In the first incident, an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in the town of Houmine al-Fawqa in the Nabatieh district, killing one person.

In another drone strike, one person was killed after a pickup truck was targeted with three missiles fired from a drone in the Nabatieh district, the report stated.On Thursday evening, the Israeli army launched a series of air raids on various towns in south Lebanon, including Tyre, Taybeh, Aita al-Jabal and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah in south Lebanon. The air strikes came shortly after a warning was issued to residents in several areas to evacuate their homes ahead of imminent strikes.

Tensions have been mounting in South Lebanon for weeks, with the Israeli army intensifying near-daily air raids inside Lebanese territory despite the ceasefire that has been in place since November 2024.

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The Israeli army has killed more than 4,000 people and injured nearly 17,000 in its attacks on Lebanon, which began in October 2023 and turned into a full-scale offensive in September 2024.

Under the ceasefire, the Israeli army was supposed to withdraw from south Lebanon this January, but it only partially pulled out and continues to maintain a military presence at five border outposts.

(Al Mayadeen, Anadolu, PC)