Seven Killed in Israeli Attack in Lebanon, Highest Toll Since June Ceasefire

Seven people were killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, AFP and other foreign outlets reported, citing local media.

Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) stated that "enemy warplanes launched an airstrike early this morning on a house on the outskirts of the village of Ansar, killing seven people and injuring three others."

AFP reported that this marks the highest death toll from a single incident since a ceasefire agreement was reached in June.

The Israeli military reportedly struck parts of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh and the Ali al-Taher hill within the Israeli military buffer zone.

Israel has continued to launch attacks on the area almost daily despite the ceasefire.

Although both sides agreed to successive ceasefires on April 17 and June 20, Israel has maintained intermittent attacks, designating southern Lebanon as a hideout for the pro-Iranian militant group Hezbollah.

On the 6th of this month, clashes between the two sides resulted in the first death of an Israeli soldier since the June ceasefire.

The "framework agreement" signed by Israel and Lebanon in June includes plans for Hezbollah to disarm and the Israeli military to withdraw from southern Lebanon.

Israel and Lebanon have held seven rounds of negotiations so far, including recent talks in Rome.

However, Hezbollah has refused to disarm, arguing that the Lebanese government is making concessions without guarantees of an Israeli military withdrawal.

The 8th round of negotiations is scheduled to be held in Rome next month.

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began on March 2, two days after the start of the war with Iran, when Hezbollah attacked Israel to support Iran.

Currently, Israeli-occupied areas in Lebanon are demarcated by a line that Israel refers to as the "Yellow Line."

This zone accounts for approximately 6% of Lebanese territory and extends about 10 kilometers inland from the unofficial border between the two countries.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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