Despite the declared ceasefire, Israeli attacks killed at least ten people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday (28) and in the early hours of Wednesday (29), according to Lebanese authorities and state media.
Lebanese Civil Defense reported an initial attack on a building in Majdal Zoun, a town near Tyre.
A second attack at the same location killed three members of the Civil Defense, who were “providing aid to people injured” in the previous attack, the organization added.
were injured in the second attack, Civil Defense and the Army reported.
The government’s office condemned the attacks in a statement published on X, adding that Aoun considered the attacks part of “a series that targeted relief workers and first responders.”
The President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, condemned the Israeli attack that led to the martyrdom of three Civil Defense men while they were carrying out today a rescue and ambulance mission for those injured as a result of an Israeli raid that targeted a building in the town of Majdal Zoun, which also led to the martyrdom of two civilians.
President Aoun considered this attack an addition…
— Lebanese Presidency (@LBpresidency)
In other news, Lebanese state media reported that Israeli strikes killed two people in the southern Lebanese cities of Tebnine and Shaqra, and the Ministry of Health reported that an attack in the town of Jwaya killed one person.
The Health Ministry later reported that an airstrike in the town of Jebchit killed at least two people and injured 13.
Lebanese Health Minister Rakan Nasser Al-Din denounced the attacks in Majdal Zoun in a statement released by the ministry on Tuesday night, calling them a violation of international law.
A CNN contacted the Israeli Armed Forces for comment on each incident. Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli military personnel that the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon allow Israel to continue bombing the entire country.
“Our freedom of action to thwart threats – immediate threats and emerging threats – is part of the agreement we made with the United States and also with the Lebanese government,” Netanyahu said.
What is happening in the Middle East?
The United States and Israel are at war with Iran. The conflict began on February 28, when a coordinated attack between the two countries killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran.
Several high-ranking officials of the Iranian regime were also killed. In addition, the US claims to have destroyed dozens of the country’s ships, as well as air defense systems, planes and other military targets.
In retaliation, the ayatollah regime carried out attacks against several countries in the region, such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq and Oman. Iranian officials say they are targeting only U.S. and Israeli interests in those nations.
More than 1,900 civilians have died in Iran since the start of the war, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. The White House, in turn, recorded at least 13 deaths of American soldiers in direct relation to the Iranian attacks.
The conflict also expanded to Lebanon. Hezbollah, an armed group supported by Iran, attacked Israeli territory in retaliation for the death of Ali Khamenei. As a result, Israel has carried out aerial offensives against what it says are Hezbollah targets in the neighboring country. More than 2,500 have died on Lebanese territory since then.
With the death of much of its leadership, an Iranian council elected a new supreme leader: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei. Experts point out that it will not make structural changes and represents continuity of reflection.
Donald Trump showed dissatisfaction with this choice, classifying it as a “big mistake”. He had said that he would need to be involved in the process and said that Mojtaba would be “unacceptable” to Iran’s leadership.
