Four people were killed – including a child – in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, the national news agency (NNA in English, ANI in French) reported today.
The Israeli armed forces (IDF) said the operations targeted Shiite Hezbollah fighters. Israeli soldiers also carried out an operation in the border community of Habaria, where they captured a member of the Sunni group Jama'a al-Islamiya.
Three people, including a three-year-old child, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the community of Yanouh, according to the Lebanese news agency, citing information from the country's Health Ministry.
The Israeli military said it had killed a Hezbollah fighter in Yanouh, whom it described as an artillery commander who had launched numerous attacks on Israel during the war. It said it was reviewing reports of civilian deaths during the operation, saying measures had been taken to limit the risk of collateral damage.
The fourth death occurred in the community of Aita al-Shaab. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, a man was killed by Israeli fire.
The Israeli military confirmed the operation at the aforementioned location, claiming that “a Hezbollah terrorist was eliminated,” who was “involved in gathering intelligence for the IDF” and working to rebuild the organization’s infrastructure.
In a statement, Hezbollah stressed that these attacks mark a "dangerous escalation" and "the beginning of a new phase of Israeli aggression."
