Israeli drone strikes kill two in Kounine, Nabatieh

One person was killed and another wounded in an Israeli drone strike Friday on a motorcycle in the southern town of Kounine.

The Israeli army identified the slain man as Ibrahim Mohammad Reslan, claiming that he served as a maintenance officer for Hezbollah and was “attempting to rebuild Hezbollah's terrorist infrastructure.”

Later in the day one person was killed in an Israeli drone strike on a motorcycle on the Nabatieh-Shoukine road.

An Israeli drone strike also hit the rooftop of a building at the entrance of Nabatieh's industrial zone, causing no casualties.

Despite a November 2024 ceasefire with Hezbollah, Israel maintains troops in five areas in southern Lebanon and has kept up regular air strikes.

Israel usually says it is targeting Hezbollah militants and positions -- and has stepped up the attacks in recent days.

Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 25 people in October, including one Syrian, according to an AFP toll based on figures from the Lebanese health ministry.

On Tuesday, the spokesman for the U.N. rights commission, Jeremy Laurence, said Israeli forces had killed 111 civilians in Lebanon since the ceasefire went into effect.

Hezbollah was badly weakened during the war, and the United States has intensified pressure on Lebanese authorities to disarm the group.

Hezbollah and its allies oppose the plan.