Hezbollah targets troops in south Lebanon as Israel strikes south and east
Israel kept up strikes on south and east Lebanon on Monday despite a ceasefire, targeting Jmayjmeh, al-Qlayleh, Harees, Sojod, Toul, Yohmor Shqif, Kfartebnit, Shoukine, Ebba, and Kfar Remman.
Israeli artillery shelled the southern towns of Yohmor, Arnoun, Kfartebnit, Nabatieh, Mayfadoun, and Qalaway.
Two paramedics from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee were targeted in a third strike on Toul, and a man was killed in Harees and two others in Ebba.
On Sunday, two paramedics from the Islamic Health Committee were killed in Qalaway and Tebnine, as Israel struck more than 20 locations.
Israel has expanded its strikes on Lebanon in recent days.
The latest strikes come despite a ceasefire in place since April 17 that was supposed to halt the hostilities with Hezbollah, which has been carrying out its own attacks, mainly on Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon but also across the border.
Hezbollah said its fighters targeted Monday Israeli troops in Taybeh and between Sarbine and Wadi al-Ouyoun, with rockets and attack drones. The group had targeted overnight troops in the southern border towns of al-Khiam and Deir al-Seryan with attack drones.
The Israeli army meanwhile ordered the resident of 9 southern and easter towns to evacuate ahead of imminent strikes. The warning included al-Rihan, Jarjou', Kfar Remman, Nmayrieh, Arab Salim, Jmaymeh, Mashghara, Qalayah and Harouf.
- Rising toll -
Lebanon's health ministry on Sunday raised the overall death toll from Israeli strikes since war erupted to 2,846 killed, including 108 health and emergency workers.
Israeli raids have killed dozens of people in Lebanon since the ceasefire.
Under the terms of the truce released by Washington, Israel reserves the right to act against "planned, imminent or ongoing attacks".
Its troops are operating behind an Israeli-declared "yellow line" that runs around 10 kilometers north of Lebanon's border.
Residents have been warned not to return to the area south of the line.
Lebanon and Israel are preparing to hold a third round of talks on Thursday and Friday in Washington, with veteran Lebanese diplomat Simon Karam recently appointed by President Joseph Aoun to lead his country's delegation.
A first landmark meeting between the countries, which have no diplomatic relations, was held days before U.S. President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire, while the second round came as he announced a three-week truce extension.
Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East conflict on March 2 when it launched rockets at Israel to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader in U.S.-Israeli strikes and 15 months of Israeli violations to a ceasefire reached in November 2024.
Source: Naharnet, Agence France Presse
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