The Israeli army said on Sunday it conducted military operations in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement that came into effect last Wednesday, while in the Gaza Strip at least 25 people were killed when Israeli warplanes struck a residential house in Beit Lahia.
Israel conducts military operations in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army said on Sunday that it conducted military operations in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement that took effect last Wednesday. The army said in a statement that its forces “conducted a number of operations targeting Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.” The statement said:
“Forces from the Parachute Brigade spotted a group of armed men near a church in southern Lebanon on Saturday night, opened fire on them and successfully destroyed them.”
Israel has committed at least 10 violations in southern Lebanese towns since early Sunday, including the destruction of buildings, artillery fire, machine gun fire and sniper operations.
As of Saturday, the number of Israeli ceasefire violations reached 62, according to figures compiled by Anadolu Agency based on reports by Lebanon’s official National News Agency.
On Saturday, Israel committed 24 violations that killed two people and injured six others, bringing the total number of casualties in Lebanon since the ceasefire to two and 10 wounded.
At least 25 killed as Israeli jets flatten homes in Beit Lahia
At least 25 people were killed when Israeli warplanes struck a residential house in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, a local source said on Monday.
Eyewitnesses said that survivors were still being searched for under the rubble of the building in the Beit Lahia project area, where women and children were sheltering.
Israel has launched a large-scale ground operation in northern Gaza since October 5 to allegedly prevent the Palestinian resistance group Hamas from regrouping. But Palestinians accuse Israel of seeking to occupy the territory and forcibly transfer its residents.
Since then, virtually no humanitarian aid, including food, medicine and fuel, has reached the area, leaving much of the population, currently estimated at 80,000, on the brink of starvation.
According to Palestinian health authorities, more than 2,700 people have since died in northern Gaza. Overall, the Israeli offensive, which began after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, has killed more than 44,400 people in Gaza and rendered the enclave uninhabitable.
On November 21, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the ICC for its deadly war in Gaza.
