Donald Trump had announced on Thursday (23) a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, which began on April 17
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that six people died this Saturday (25) in Israeli attacks in the south of the country, despite the ceasefire, extended this week, in the war between Israel and the pro-Iran Hezbollah movement.
“Two attacks by the Israeli enemy, against a truck and a motorcycle, in the town of Yohmor al Shaqif, in the district of Nabatieh, left four people dead,” the ministry said in a statement.
Shortly afterwards, the ministry announced that “an aerial bombardment by the Israeli enemy against the town of Safad al Battikh, in the district of Bint Jbeil, left a total of two people dead and 17 injured.”.
In turn, the Israeli Army stated that it “eliminated” this Saturday three Hezbollah fighters traveling in “a vehicle loaded with weapons”as well as another who was traveling on a motorcycle, and two other armed members of the group in another location.
He also added that he identified two projectiles launched from Lebanon and denounced “a flagrant violation of the understandings regarding the ceasefire” by Hezbollah.
Hezbollah, in turn, announced that it attacked an Israeli army vehicle in southern Lebanon in reprisal for the attack on Yohmor al Shaqif.
Representatives from Lebanon and Israel held talks in Washington to find a path to a truce.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, had announced on Thursday (23) that a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, started on April 17, it had been extended for three weeks.
The Lebanese national news agency NNA reported Israeli artillery shelling in several locations in southern Lebanon on Saturday.
It also reported a “violent explosion” in Khiam, a city located east of the border between Lebanon and Israel, where, previously, the agency had highlighted that the Israeli Army had been “systematically” destroying homes.
An AFP correspondent saw a huge cloud of smoke rising over the city.
Since March 2nd, Israeli attacks killed at least 2,496 people in Lebanon, second Lebanese authorities.
