An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed several Lebanese military members, including a senior officer, days after a new ceasefire deal was reached through U.S.-brokered talks. The ceasefire has been rejected by Hezbollah, while the war—sparked after He
BEIRUT — The airstrike hit in the morning on a road linking Nabatiyeh to Marjayoun, and by the time the day was underway, the Lebanese army had confirmed that several members of the Lebanese military were killed, including a senior officer.
The Lebanese army said the strike occurred on Saturday in southern Lebanon and did not provide additional details. It also did not release the names or ranks of the troops killed.
Local TV stations reported that two members of the military were killed in the airstrike, including a brigadier general.
The deaths came days after Israel and Lebanon reached a new ceasefire deal through U.S.-brokered talks. Lebanon’s government has accused Hezbollah of dragging the country into war and said it had made efforts to disarm Hezbollah before the latest hostilities. Hezbollah has refused the truce.
The timing has landed in the middle of a war that has moved quickly and cruelly since it began.
The conflict started March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel, two days after Israel and the U.S. began their attacks on Iran. Israel has since launched a ground invasion of Lebanon and carried out wide attacks that have displaced more than 1 million people. Israeli attacks have also killed and wounded dozens of Lebanese soldiers.
As fighting continues, Israeli troops have seized around a fifth of Lebanon, pushing further into the country’s south than at any time since the end of Israel’s 1982-2000 occupation.
The toll is already stark: more than 3,500 people have been killed in Lebanon since the war began. The fighting has killed at least 29 Israeli soldiers and three civilians.
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So ceasefire means nothing again, cool.
They hit Lebanese troops days after a deal??? Like what was the point of the “U.S.-brokered” part then. Also Hezbollah “rejected” it… sounds like everybody’s just waiting to swing.
Wait I thought ceasefires stop the shooting like immediately. If it was a “Saturday” strike on a road Nabatiyeh to Marjayoun, that’s basically still attacking, so maybe it’s Israel testing the lines. Not saying who’s right, but the timing feels way too convenient.
I’m confused because the article says the conflict started after Hezbollah fired rockets, but then it mentions Israel and the U.S. attacks on Iran like that’s the main reason? Like is this actually all connected or are we just mixing stories. Either way more than 1 million displaced is insane, and the whole “disarm Hezbollah” thing is probably never gonna happen.