Israeli strike on south kills 4, including 3 women
An Israeli strike on a car in the country's south on Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said a school principal, her mother, a foreign female domestic worker and a male Syrian worker were killed when "an Israeli drone targeted the car" they were travelling in as they returned from inspecting their family home in Nabatieh al-Fawqa.
Israeli forces have continued to clash with Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon despite a U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon intended to pave the way toward a lasting end to hostilities.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Sunday hat Israel's military would maintain its presence in southern Lebanon "as long as necessary".
Israeli forces detonated houses overnight into Monday in the southern border towns of Aitaroun, Kounine and Houla.
Later in the day, drone strikes targeted the southern towns of Kfartebnit and Baraashit. Intermittent artillery shelling and machine gun fire also hit Baraashit.
Israeli forces meanwhile advanced toward the cemetery of the southern town of Haddatha and fired gunshots at the site.
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Israeli army claims attack in southern Lebanon that killed four
The Israeli army says it targeted the Al-Aqida area in southern Lebanon, claiming that “four suspects” approaching the so-called security zone in a vehicle posed a threat to its forces.
As we reported earlier, four people were killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the neighbouring Nabatieh al-Fawqa area. The victims included the principal of Youssef Shamoun Public School, her mother, a foreign domestic worker and a Syrian citizen.
They were checking on the family home when their vehicle was hit by a missile near Dar al-Muallimeen, the NNA said.
It was unclear whether the Israeli military was referring to this attack. (Al Jazeera)
