According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, Israeli air strikes on the country on Sunday killed 14 persons, including two children and two women, and injured 37. An Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokeswoman had already issued evacuation advisories for various communities in southern Lebanon, stating that inhabitants “must evacuate” immediately and that remaining would be “endangering their lives”.
The IDF later stated that it took out “artillery and aerial strikes” targeting Hezbollah operatives and sites in southern Lebanon that it alleges were used “to advance attacks against IDF soldiers”. It also said that a Hezbollah drone attack in Lebanon killed a 19-year-old IDF soldier and injured six others.
Separately, the IDF said that Hezbollah launched three drones against Israel, which were intercepted by Israel’s air force before crossing the border. The two countries are still under a tenuous semi-permanent ceasefire, which began on April 16 and was extended by three weeks last Thursday.
According to the agreement, Israel reserves the right to “take all necessary measures in self-defense, at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at a government meeting that the IDF is “active, and it is acting with force” in Lebanon, and that Hezbollah’s actions are “disintegrating the ceasefire”.
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