MADRID, 15 (EUROPA PRESS)
At least two people were injured in a drone attack carried out Thursday afternoon by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) against the Bint Jbeil district in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire reached in November of last year.
This was announced by the Lebanese Ministry of Health in a brief statement reported by the state news agency NNA, stating that Israeli forces bombed "a vehicle in the city of Aitarun," very close to Israel's northern border.
According to the Lebanese newspaper L'Orient-Le Jour, one of the victims is in serious condition after a fire broke out among the homes hit by two missiles fired by the Israeli drone.
The Israeli army has stated on its Telegram channel that it has attacked "Hezbollah terrorist targets" and, in particular, "several clandestine routes" of the Lebanese Shiite militia party.
Israel justifies these types of attacks against Lebanon by arguing that it is acting against Hezbollah activities and, therefore, is not violating the ceasefire agreed upon in November. However, both Beirut and the group have been critical of these actions, which have also been condemned by the United Nations.
The agreement, reached after months of fighting following the attacks of October 7, 2023, stipulated that both Israel and Hezbollah would withdraw their troops from southern Lebanon. However, the Israeli army has maintained five posts in the territory of its neighboring country, a move also criticized by Lebanese authorities and the Shiite group, which is demanding an end to this deployment.
