Israeli airstrike hits Eastern Lebanon, two Hezbollah members killed

Shafaq News/ on Thursday evening,
Two Hezbollah members were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Hermel region
in northeastern Lebanon. The airstrike targeted a small truck with two
missiles, which was located near a secondary road close to a Lebanese Red Cross
center.

Ehab Hamadeh, a member of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc representing the
Hermel area, called on the Lebanese government and the guarantors of the
ceasefire agreement to take responsibility and prevent further Israeli attacks.

The airstrikes, which are targeting areas in the eastern region of Lebanon, follow a series of similar attacks in recent days.

This comes despite a ceasefire agreement
brokered by the United States between Lebanon and Israel on November 27,
following over a year of clashes. Israel has continued to carry out airstrikes
on several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon.

Israel asserts that it is targeting Hezbollah
positions and facilities, emphasizing its stance of not allowing the group to
rebuild its capabilities post-conflict.

Meanwhile, French officials also confirmed today that the agreement includes
the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all areas in southern Lebanon, including
the five points where Israeli forces remained after their pullout from
villages.

Under the agreement, Israeli forces were
supposed to withdraw from southern Lebanon within 60 days, but this was
extended until February 18. However, with the deadline passing, the Israeli
military maintained its presence in five strategic locations along the southern
Lebanese border, allowing it to oversee border towns and adjacent Israeli areas
to ensure there was “no immediate threat.”

Lebanon has described the continued Israeli
presence in any part of Lebanese territory as occupation.

During a parliamentary session on Tuesday
discussing the ministerial statement, Mohammad Raad, the head of Hezbollah’s
parliamentary bloc, said the aim of the recent war was to “eradicate
Hezbollah and eliminate its resistance presence,” but asserted that the
attempt “failed.”

The
Lebanese government pledged in the ministerial statement to “take all
necessary measures to liberate all Lebanese land from Israeli occupation.”