Israeli strikes kill two in Lebanon as UNIFIL warns against ceasefire violations

The Israeli military has carried out a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon, killing at least two civilians, amid the Tel Aviv regime’s recurrent violations of a ceasefire in place since late 2024.

The Lebanese Health Ministry announced that Israeli strikes in the southern town of al-Mansouri on Friday morning and in Maifadoun late on Thursday left two martyrs.

Lebanese news network al-Manar confirmed that an Israeli drone strike targeted a truck in the southern Lebanese town of al-Mansouri in the Tyre district. 

Earlier on Thursday night, another Israeli drone struck a car in the southern town of Maifadoun, near Nabatieh.

Local media identified the victim as Walid Olleik, a Taxi driver who was known for his goodwill toward the Lebanese Army and internal security forces, often driving personnel free of charge.

The strikes reportedly also inflicted heavy damage on civilian property, commercial centers and residential units in the region.

Also on Thursday, the Israeli occupation army destroyed two residential buildings in Western Bekaa, following so-called “evacuation orders.”

The attacks were preceded by Israeli incursions into Lebanese border towns, where houses were blown up and drones dropped bombs.

Israel has carried out thousands of attacks in violation of the agreement on cessation of hostilities issued on November 27, 2024, as well as UN Security Council Resolution 1701, adopted in 2006.

Under the ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces were expected to withdraw from southern Lebanon by January 2025, but the pullout has remained incomplete.

The Israeli forces also stage infiltrations into Lebanese territory on a daily basis, blowing up houses in the border towns.

Figures by Lebanon’s Health Ministry show that at least 435 people have been killed by Israeli attacks since November 2024.

Israeli ‘activities’ endanger civilians, warns UNIFIL

In a post on its account on the X platform, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday warned that Israeli activities in the Lebanese territory “put local civilians at risk and are a violation of Security Council resolution 1701.”

The UNIFIL cited an Israeli bomb attack near the international forces, who were along with the Lebanese Army on Thursday, working to dismantle explosive devices in the southern town of Adaisseh.

UNIFIL has recorded thousands of Israeli air and ground violations since the ceasefire took effect. 

Meanwhile, a US-led diplomatic pressure has intensified on Beirut to discuss a roadmap for disarming Hezbollah.

The resistance group has repeatedly said it will not disarm as long as Israeli forces occupy parts of southern Lebanon and continue to launch attacks, warning that ongoing violations risk collapsing the already fragile truce.

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