As Israel’s increased attacks raise concerns for a nearly year-long truce with Hezbollah, the Lebanese health ministry reported that an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed four people on Saturday.
Israel has maintained forces in five locations in southern Lebanon and has continued to launch frequent airstrikes that it claims are targeting Hezbollah, even after reaching a truce with the Lebanese militant group in November 2024.
The Israeli airstrike in the Nabatiyeh region “killed four persons and wounded three in a preliminary toll,” according to the health ministry.
The Israeli army struck a car “with a guided missile” at approximately 10:30 p.m. (2030 GMT), according to the official Lebanese National News Agency.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun had called for talks with Israel in mid-October, after US President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire in Gaza.
But Aoun has accused Israel of responding to his call to come to the negotiating table by stepping up its strikes on his country.
Hezbollah first began launching cross-border fire at Israel following the outbreak of the war in Gaza in October 2023.
That set off a more than year-long conflict that culminated in two months of open war before last year’s ceasefire was agreed.
The Islamist group, which opposes Israel, has been heavily weakened by the war but remains financially resilient and armed.
The United States has intensified pressure on the Lebanese authorities to disarm the group, a plan opposed by Hezbollah and its allies.
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