Israeli drone strikes southern Lebanon in new violation of ceasefire deal
Israel has carried out a drone strike in southern Lebanon, days before a deadline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a fragile ceasefire agreement with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement.
Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported that an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle launched an attack on the Aqaba area on the outskirts of the town of Ainata in the Bint Jbeil district on Saturday.
The report added that ambulances rushed to the scene, but there were no injuries.
NNA noted that “the Israeli enemy’s drones and surveillance aircraft are still flying over the area at low altitude.”
A high-ranking Israeli security official said on Thursday that the regime’s military was prepared to withdraw from Lebanese territory, and hand over areas to the Lebanese army “within the timeline” of February 18.
According to Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the United States has informed him that, while Israel would withdraw on Tuesday, “it will remain in five locations.”
Berri added that the Beirut government has emphatically rejected the demand.
After experiencing substantial losses during almost 14 months of hostilities and not accomplishing its objectives in its offensive against Lebanon, Israel had no choice but to accept a ceasefire with Hezbollah. The truce came into effect on November 27.
Since the start of the agreement though, the occupation forces have been conducting near-daily attacks on Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire, including airstrikes across the Arab nation.
On January 10, Lebanon lodged a formal complaint with the UN Security Council regarding Israeli acts of aggression targeting agricultural lands and livestock in the southern region of the country, in violation of the truce agreement.
Hezbollah has placed the responsibility on the Lebanese government to guarantee the complete withdrawal of Israeli military forces from southern Lebanon.
On January 27, Lebanon announced its agreement to extend the ceasefire with Israel until February 18.
This decision came despite the Israeli military's failure to adhere to a deadline for troop withdrawal and the reported fatalities of nearly two dozen individuals in the southern region of the country.
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