Daijiworld Media Network- Beirut
Beirut, Apr 16: In a fresh escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border, Israeli drones launched three successive airstrikes near the village of Ramyeh in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district, Lebanese state-run media reported on Tuesday.
According to the National News Agency (NNA), the strikes targeted the Wadi al-Mazlam area on the outskirts of Ramyeh, which lies in the central sector of Lebanon’s volatile southern border region. Further details on casualties or damage were not immediately available.
Earlier in the day, another Israeli drone attack reportedly struck a civilian vehicle near the border village of Aitaroun, killing one person and injuring three others, including a child. The attack drew strong reactions locally, though the Israeli government has not issued any official response, as per reports by Xinhua news agency.
The incidents come despite a US- and French-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect on November 27, 2024. The truce ended over a year of cross-border hostilities that were triggered by the conflict in Gaza.
However, tensions remain high, with the Israeli military continuing to launch limited strikes in southern Lebanon, citing the presence of Hezbollah-related threats. Notably, Israel has yet to fully withdraw from five key positions along the Lebanese border, in defiance of a February 18 deadline.
In a significant development last month, Israeli warplanes bombed a building in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahieh — a known Hezbollah stronghold — marking the first such strike since the ceasefire was declared. The Israeli military claimed the target was a Hezbollah drone storage facility. Ahead of that strike, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued an evacuation alert via social media, urging civilians to clear a 300-metre radius from the site.
The latest drone attacks underscore the fragility of the ceasefire agreement and raise concerns of renewed conflict in the border region, with civilian lives increasingly caught in the crossfire.