Israel has continued to pound southern Lebanon, killing one person and injuring several others, according to Lebanese state-run media, a day after it targeted a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
A house in the town of Ain Baal, in the Tyre District of southern Lebanon, was hit in an air strike, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported on Thursday.
The Israeli military also carried out three air strikes on the town of Dibbin in the Marjayoun District in the south of the country.
Al Mayadeen English reported that Israeli fighter jets carried out three attacks on the city of Nabatieh, also in southern Lebanon.
The attacks came as Israel issued new evacuation orders for three southern towns — Deir al-Zahrani, Bafroa and Habush — after accusing Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire. Residents were told to stay at least one kilometre (0.6 miles) away from the towns.
The bombardment comes a day after Israel claimed it killed a commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force on Wednesday during air strikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, marking the first strike on the Lebanese capital since the ceasefire came into effect in mid-April.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and Defence Minister Israel Katz had instructed the army to carry out the attack.
“Radwan terrorists are responsible for shooting at Israeli settlements and harming [Israeli army] soldiers. No terrorist has immunity – Israel’s long hand will catch every enemy and murderer,” Netanyahu said in a post on Telegram.
Credit: aljazeera.com
