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Nine people were killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, AFP and others reported on the 15th (local time), citing local Lebanese media.
Lebanon’s state-run news agency (NNA) said on the same day that “an enemy fighter jet attacked a house outside the town of Ansar early this morning, killing seven people and injuring three others.” Three children and two women were reported to have died.
Two more people were also killed in the village of deir el – zahrani. The death toll is the highest since the ceasefire agreement was reached in June, AFP said.
Israeli forces are said to have hit parts of the southern Lebanese city of Navatye and the Ali al-Taher hills within the Israeli military buffer zone. Israel has attacked the region almost every day since the ceasefire.
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun said, “The death of the entire family in the town of Ansar violates international law on the protection of basic agreements and civilians,” adding, “It will be a clear message for the negotiation process.”
The Israeli military said, “The airstrike was carried out in response to Hezbollah’s violation of the agreement that attacked our forces in the security zone.”
The two sides agreed to a series of ceasefires on June 20 following April 17, but Israel has pointed to southern Lebanon as a hideout for pro-Iranian militant Hezbollah and continues intermittent attacks.
On the 6th, Israeli troops were killed for the first time since the ceasefire in June due to fighting between the two sides. The “basic agreement” signed by Israel and Lebanon in June included plans for Hezbollah to disarm and Israeli troops to withdraw from southern Lebanon.
Israel and Lebanon have negotiated seven times so far, including the recent Rome meeting. Hezbollah, however, has refused to disarm the Lebanese government, saying it is only making concessions without guaranteeing the withdrawal of Israeli troops. The eighth round of negotiations will be held in Rome next month.
The clashes between Israel and Hezbollah began on March 2, two days after the start of the Iranian war, when Hezbollah attacked Israel to support Iran.
Currently, Israel’s occupied areas in Lebanon are divided by lines Israel calls the “Yellow Line.” The district covers about 6% of Lebanon’s territory and extends about 10 km inland from the unofficial border between the two countries.