ALWAGHT- An Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon killed at least five people—among them three children—and wounded two others, in what officials say is the most recent breach of the November 2024 ceasefire.
An Israeli drone strike on the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil killed five people on Sunday, including three children, after two guided missiles targeted a motorcycle and a nearby car carrying a family of six. The motorcycle rider, identified as Hezbollah member Mohammad Mroueh, was killed instantly, while in the car only a mother and her daughter survived. The victims were members of the Sharara family, originally from Bint Jbeil but residing in the Sour district.
Lebanese officials strongly condemned the attack, calling it a blatant violation of international law and the November 2024 ceasefire. President Joseph Aoun, speaking from New York at the UN General Assembly, urged the international community to pressure Israel to respect international resolutions and withdraw from Lebanese territory. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam labeled the strike a “deliberate crime against civilians,” while Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar echoed similar denunciations.
The incident occurred as US Deputy Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus was in Lebanon to attend a meeting of the ceasefire monitoring committee. Lebanese leaders highlighted the irony of the attack taking place under the committee’s watch. Since the ceasefire’s implementation on November 27, 2024, Israel has carried out repeated airstrikes, with around 308 people reported killed despite the agreement.
While Lebanon extended the ceasefire until February 18, Israel continues to occupy five strategic sites in southern Lebanon and frequently violates Lebanese airspace. Hezbollah remains the only organized force capable of resisting Israeli incursions, though US and Israeli pressure to disarm the group has intensified. Many in Lebanon argue that such demands ignore Israel’s ongoing breaches of sovereignty, which they see as the root cause of the conflict.
