Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon put ceasefire under renewed strain
Lebanese state media reported at least 11 deaths in strikes on Kfar Rumman and another location, as Beirut warned the US-brokered truce with Hezbollah was at risk.
Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon reportedly killed at least 11 people, including two children and two paramedics, according to Lebanese state media and the National News Agency.
Nine people were reportedly killed shortly after midnight when a three-storey residential building was destroyed in Kfar Rumman. A separate strike on a car reportedly killed two paramedics.
The Israeli military said it was investigating the reports. The circumstances of the second strike, as well as the wider claims surrounding the attacks, remain unclear.
The reported deaths followed Israeli strikes on Sunday that Lebanese sources said killed seven people in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military said those strikes were carried out in response to what it described as drone attacks by Hezbollah on its troops in occupied areas of Lebanon. Those claims have not been independently established in the supplied material.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun described the latest attacks as a “dangerous escalation”. Lebanon said the strikes jeopardised a ceasefire agreed in June with US backing and intended to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
The casualty figures and identities of those killed have not been independently verified. The BBC reported the latest developments, citing Lebanese state media and the National News Agency.
