Israeli strikes kill five in Lebanon in latest ceasefire breach

Israel claims it has struck Hezbollah targets, though the Lebanese radical has not commented.

At slightest 5 radical person been killed and 5 others wounded aft Israeli warplanes struck eastbound Lebanon successful the latest usurpation of the ceasefire agreement signed past November, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

The attacks connected Monday deed the Bekaa and Hermel districts, with authorities media saying astatine slightest 8 aerial raids were carried out. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, 7 bombs fell connected the outskirts of Hermel, portion different onslaught targeted the adjacent municipality of Labweh.

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Israel’s subject claimed the raids deed weapons depots and subject facilities utilized by Hezbollah, though the claims could not beryllium independently confirmed. Hezbollah has not yet commented.

Israel has continued launching near-daily assaults connected Lebanese territory, peculiarly successful the south, portion maintaining an concern astatine 5 borderline outposts contempt the truce requiring a afloat withdrawal earlier this year.

The struggle erupted connected October 8, 2023, erstwhile Israel opened a subject violative successful Lebanon. By the clip the ceasefire was reached successful November the pursuing year, much than 4,000 radical had been killed and astir 17,000 wounded.

The fragile truce is nether further strain arsenic Lebanon grapples with a contentious program pushed by the United States and Israel to disarm Hezbollah.

Earlier this month, Lebanon’s service presented a connection to the furniture outlining steps to statesman dismantling the group’s arsenal. Information Minister Paul Morcos said the authorities welcomed the move, but stopped abbreviated of confirming furniture approval.

The program prompted a walkout by 5 Shia ministers, including representatives of Hezbollah and its ally, the Amal Movement, who importune the radical volition not disarm portion Israel continues aerial strikes and concern successful the south.

The US and Hezbollah’s governmental rivals successful Lebanon person accrued unit connected the radical to surrender its weapons. Hezbollah has resisted, informing that adjacent raising the contented portion Israeli attacks persist would beryllium a “serious misstep”.

Last week, Israeli strikes killed 4 radical successful Lebanon, underlining the escalating hostility contempt the ceasefire. Israel was besides slammed for dropping grenades adjacent to peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force successful Lebanon (UNIFIL) past week.

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies