Israeli attacks unchecked against South Lebanon despite ‘ceasefire’

Israeli occupation forces continue the aggression across southern Lebanon, targeting multiple towns including Majdal Zoun, Tibnine, and Shaqra on Tuesday.

Since April 17, the ceasefire in Lebanon has remained under sustained strain, with the Israeli occupation continuing a pattern of repeated strikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa.

On Tuesday, a drone strike hit a motorcycle in Majdal Zoun. In parallel, air raids struck the towns of Baraachit, Tibnine, and Shaqra, while artillery fire, including banned phosphorus shells, was reported in the area between Baraachit and Shaqra.

According to Al Mayadeen‘s correspondent, the wave of attacks extended further into Eastern Zawtar, Toulin, and Kherbet Selm, with Bayyout al-Sayyad also coming under artillery shelling.

Elsewhere, Jabal al-Batm was hit in a separate airstrike, while a drone attack targeted agricultural land between Burj al-Shamali and al-Housh in the Tyre district.

IOF issue displacement threat

Earlier today, the Israeli occupation forces’ spokesperson issued a so-called “evacuation” threat against residents in multiple south Lebanon towns, including Ghandourieh, Burj Qalaouiyah, Qalaouiyah, Al-Souwaneh, Jmeijmeh, Safad al-Battikh, Baraachit, Shaqra, Aita al-Jabal, Tebnine, Sultaniyeh, Bir al-Sanasil, Kfar Dounine, Khirbet Selm, Selaa, and Deir Kifa, ordering them to immediately leave their homes and move toward the Sidon district.

The threat effectively enforces a new wave of forced displacement from the south, despite the ceasefire agreement brokered earlier in April.

Greenlit by US, Israeli aggression expands

Israeli forces also intensified their aggression against Lebanon on Monday, launching a wave of airstrikes and artillery bombardment across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa region, killing and wounding civilians and further deepening the humanitarian toll of the ongoing assault.

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In a development likely to intensify scrutiny of international involvement, Israeli media outlet Maariv reported that the latest wave of attacks, particularly those targeting southern Lebanon and the Bekaa region, was carried out with a “green light” from the United States, which is officially positioned as a mediator in ceasefire negotiations.

The Emergency Operations Center of the Public Health Ministry announced that Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on April 27 killed four people, including a woman, and injured 51 others, among them 3 children and 6 women.

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