Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills one amid ongoing truce violations

Iran Press TV

Saturday, 17 May 2025 11:02 AM

At least one person has been killed in an attack by an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle in the southern part of Lebanon, marking a new violation of a shaky ceasefire agreement with the Arab nation.

Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television news channel, citing local sources, reported that the Israeli drone fired a missile at a car as it was traveling along a road near the city of Tyre on Saturday, leaving its occupant dead.

The development came as Israeli drones carried out multiple airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Thursday, killing a member of the Hezbollah resistance movement and destroying several prefabricated structures.

Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said in a statement at the time that an Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle on the Arnoun-Yohmor road, and killed one person.

A Lebanese security source identified the victim as Mohammad Ali Marouni, a Hezbollah member from the town of Arnoun in the Nabatieh district.

In a related incident, Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported that an Israeli Apache helicopter carried out three consecutive strikes within half an hour on the village of Houla in southeastern Lebanon, striking a prefabricated structure belonging to the Wataawano Association.

Earlier, the Israeli army had struck another prefabricated building in the village of Adaisseh.

Separately, a drone dropped a stun grenade on a house in Kfar Kila, while another drone dropped a similar device over the ruins of al-Dhahira School in the western part of southern Lebanon.

Since the commencement of the agreement, the occupying forces have been launching assaults on Lebanon, breaching the ceasefire.

On January 27, Lebanon announced its decision to extend the ceasefire with Israel until February 18.

Although the deadline of February 18 has passed, Israel continues to maintain its occupation of five significant regions in southern Lebanon, namely Labbouneh, Mount Blat, Owayda Hill, Aaziyyeh, and Hammamis Hill, all situated near the border.

Lebanon has condemned the continued presence of Israeli military forces, viewing it as a violation of the ceasefire agreement and the established timeline for withdrawal. Senior officials in Beirut have expressed their commitment to take “all necessary measures” to remove the occupying troops from the nation.