2 killed in Israeli airstrike in eastern Lebanon despite ceasefire

By Rania Abu Shamala

ISTANBUL (AA) – Two people were killed in an Israeli attack in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday evening, in the latest breach of a ceasefire in place since November 2024, the Health Ministry said.

A ministry statement said the fatalities were reported after an Israeli aircraft struck a car in the city of Baalbek.

There was no comment from the Israeli army on the attack.

A ceasefire was reached in November 2024 following an exchange of cross-border attacks between the Hezbollah group and Israel since October 2023. The exchange escalated into a full-scale Israeli war by September 2024, killing more than 4,000 people and injuring around 17,000.

Under the truce, Israel was supposed to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon by January, but it only partially pulled out troops and maintains a military presence at five border outposts.