Israeli Strike on Lebanon’s Bekaa Kills One Despite Truce

An Israeli drone strike on Lebanon’s Bekaa region killed one person and injured two others on Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, despite an ongoing truce between Israel Hezbollah. “One person was killed and two others were wounded as a result of an attack carried out by an enemy drone at dawn on the outskirts of Al-Jabur in West Bekaa,” the National News Agency (NNA) reported. However, the Israeli military said it was unaware of the ‌strike. Hezbollah on Tuesday said it had launched rockets and attack drones at a site in northern Israel in response to “blatant” Israeli ceasefire violations, which it said included “attacks on civilians and the destruction of their homes and villages.” The Israeli military said that day that Hezbollah “launched several rockets” towards soldiers stationed in south Lebanon and that the military struck the launcher in response. NNA on Wednesday reported Israeli artillery shelling and demolitions in southern towns Israel continues to occupy. Israel conducted huge strikes across Lebanon and invaded the south after Hezbollah entered the Middle East war in support of its backer Iran on March 2. Despite the truce which began on Friday, Israeli soldiers are still active in south Lebanon, with Defense Minister Israel Katz saying on Sunday that they would use “full force” if threatened. Under the truce terms, Israel says it reserves the right to act against “planned, imminent or ongoing attacks.” Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 2,454 people since the start of the war, a Lebanese government body said in its latest toll.