The Lebanese news agency NNA reported numerous attacks in the south of the country in the early evening. Since yesterday, more than 70 attacks have been recorded in the regions around the port city of Tire and the embattled city of Bint Jubail. Several people were killed and injured. More houses and infrastructure were destroyed. Since the war began in early March, according to the Ministry of Health 2,586 people killed in Beirut.
Israel’s army reported in the evening that an Israeli soldier had been killed in southern Lebanon. According to local media, he was killed in an attack by Hezbollah with a drone loaded with explosives. Israel’s military said another soldier was injured in the incident.
The Israeli military said that a projectile from Lebanon fell into open areas in northern Israel in the evening. In addition, a “suspicious flying object” was intercepted before it reached Israel. In the north of the country, the warning sirens would have blared. The Israeli army also said that soldiers received a round Hezbollah’s 140-meter-long tunnel destroyed in southern Lebanon would have.
In the wake of the Iran war, the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon escalated again. The Lebanese army and the government in Beirut are not an active party to the war.
After several weeks of war, Israel and the Lebanese government finally agreed on a ceasefire. However, attacks between Israel’s army and Hezbollah continue. Israeli troops also continue to be stationed in southern Lebanon. (sda/dpa)