Israeli Airstrike Kills 2, Injures 3 in Southern Lebanon

Israeli Airstrike Kills 2, Injures 3 in Southern Lebanon

Two people were killed and three others wounded on Monday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a civilian car and a motorcycle in southern Lebanon, military sources told Xinhua.

Lebanese military sources reported that an Israeli drone fired two air-to-ground missiles at a civilian car traveling on the main road between Mays al-Jabal and Chaqra villages. This attack wounded two people, one of whom later died from severe injuries.

In a separate incident, an Israeli drone fired three missiles at a motorcycle near the Dubieh Fortress on the same road, resulting in one death and two injuries, including a child.

Israeli drones launched multiple airstrikes on five towns and villages in the border area of southern Lebanon on Monday morning, while Israeli artillery shelled nine towns and villages with about 35 shells.

Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border have escalated since October 8, 2023, following a barrage of rockets launched by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah towards Israel in solidarity with Hamas’ attack on Israel the previous day. Israel retaliated with heavy artillery fire toward southeastern Lebanon.