The incident marks the primary dying since Israeli troops withdrew from a lot of the border space on Tuesday.
At the very least one particular person has been killed in an Israeli drone assault on a automobile in southern Lebanon, simply at some point after Israeli troops withdrew from a lot of the border space.
Lebanon’s state-run Nationwide Information Company (NNA) reported that “an enemy drone struck a automobile… within the city of Aita al-Shaab” on Wednesday.
Sanad, Al Jazeera’s fact-checking company, recognized the sufferer as Yusuf Mohammed Sorour, the son of the mayor of the city, focused whereas he was sitting in his automotive in entrance of his residence.
NNA had earlier reported that in a separate assault, one particular person was wounded within the Wazzani area after Israeli forces opened hearth “whereas residents have been inspecting” eating places and cafes within the space.
The NNA additionally reported Israeli forces shot in the direction of houses close to the city of Shebaa.
A ceasefire deal agreed in November 2024 had halted greater than a yr of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, together with two months of all-out battle through which Israel’s relentless bombing killed greater than 4,000 individuals, in response to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Well being.
Underneath the deal, Lebanon’s navy was to deploy alongside UN peacekeepers because the Israeli military withdrew over a 60-day interval that was later prolonged to February 18.
Hezbollah was to tug again north of the Litani River, about 30km (20 miles) from the border, and dismantle remaining navy infrastructure within the south.
Israel introduced simply earlier than the deadline that it could briefly hold troops in “5 strategic factors” close to the border.
The military stated they have been hilltops overlooking the border the place troops would stay to “ensure there’s no quick menace” – one thing that Lebanon rejects.
On Tuesday, Lebanon stated it was in touch with mediators – the US and France – to press Israel to totally withdraw, branding its continued presence in 5 locations an “occupation”.
The UN known as the unfinished pullout a violation of a Safety Council decision.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had warned in November that Israel would preserve “full navy freedom of motion” in case of any truce breach.
The refusal by Israel to withdraw all of its forces confers extra uncertainty over the delicate ceasefire deal.
Israel has repeatedly violated the ceasefire by launching sporadic assaults. The Armed Battle Location and Occasion Information Undertaking (ACLED) recorded 330 air raids and shellings carried out by Israel between November 27 and January 10, and 260 property destructions.
