Nine killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon despite renewed ceasefire

Israeli airstrikes killed nine people across eastern and southern Lebanon on Thursday, local media reported, with the attacks coming just one day after Beirut and Tel Aviv agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire.

Attacks target towns across Lebanon

The National News Agency said five civilians died in strikes on the town of Sohmor in the western Bekaa region, while four others were wounded. The municipality urged residents and visitors to avoid the town due to "serious security risks," stating that "the enemy is sparing no one, including civilian men and women."

In southern Lebanon, an Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle in the town of Maaroub in the Tyre district, killing one person and injuring another, according to the agency. A civilian vehicle was also struck on the Zefta-Nmeiriyeh road in the Marjayoun district, wounding a father, mother and daughter from Jdeidet Marjayoun who were transferred to Al-Rai Hospital in Sidon.

Civilian toll includes women and children

An Israeli drone hit a vehicle on the Zefta-Kfarroumane road in Nabatieh, causing injuries, the agency said. A separate strike on the Al-Masaken area in the Tyre district killed three people and wounded seven others — including three children and two women — while another attack on Arab al-Jal in the Sidon district injured seven people, among them two children and four women.

Fragile ceasefire renewed

The violence erupted one day after Lebanon and Israel announced a renewed ceasefire agreement establishing "pilot zones" that place the Lebanese army in exclusive territorial control. The deal followed a fourth round of US-mediated talks at the State Department on Wednesday, though near-daily Israeli strikes have killed nearly 3,500 people since March 2 despite a ceasefire that took effect on April 17 and was extended until early July.