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Israeli Drone Strike in South Lebanon Kills Five, Including Three Children, as IDF Opens Review

Lebanese leaders call it a massacre, increasing pressure on ceasefire guarantors.

Overview

  • Lebanon’s Health Ministry says five people were killed, including three children, and two others were wounded when a drone hit a motorcycle and a car in Bint Jbeil.
  • The Israeli military says it targeted a Hezbollah member operating within a civilian area, acknowledges civilian deaths, and states the incident is under review.
  • Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri says the father and three children were U.S. citizens, while the U.S. State Department says current indications are that none of the five held U.S. citizenship.
  • President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemn the strike and urge guarantor states to act, as Lebanese authorities report roughly 4,500 alleged violations of the November ceasefire.
  • The victims were buried Tuesday in Bint Jbeil, UNICEF expressed outrage over the child deaths, and Israel maintains positions on five southern hilltops despite the truce.