Lebanese army colonel, troops killed in Israeli air raid despite ceasefire

The Lebanese army says several soldiers, including a senior officer, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a military vehicle in southern Lebanon, despite a renewed ceasefire agreement.

In a statement posted on X on Saturday, the army said the strike hit a military vehicle on the Khardali-Nabatieh road, adding that the attack was part of the "ongoing Israeli assaults on Lebanon and its people."

"Several soldiers, including an officer, were martyred in a brutal Israeli aggression airstrike that targeted a military vehicle on the Al-Khardali-Nabatieh road," the statement said, without specifying the total number of casualties.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) also reported that the officer who was killed alongside his driver in the attack held the rank of colonel.

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The incident comes amid continued Israeli military operations in Lebanon despite a fragile ceasefire and ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at preserving the truce and preventing a renewed escalation of hostilities.

On Thursday, the United States announced that Lebanon and Israel had agreed to implement a new ceasefire following Washington-mediated talks. The deal envisions establishing pilot zones exclusively under the control of the Lebanese Army.

Despite the so-called ceasefire, Israeli aggression continues unabated. The regime’s forces persist in bombing villages and towns across southern Lebanon, systematically destroying homes, public facilities, and civilian infrastructure.

Recent Israeli strikes have killed and injured several Lebanese civilians. The Israeli military has also issued forced displacement orders targeting residents of three towns in the Sidon and Nabatiyeh areas.

Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces continue to suffer mounting casualties and equipment losses in southern Lebanon, as the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah maintains its steadfast resistance in solidarity with Gaza and the broader regional struggle against Zionist expansionism.

The Lebanese army has largely stayed out of confrontations between Israel and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah during the current war.

Israeli attacks since March 2 have killed more than 3,550 people and injured over 10,800 others across Lebanon, according to the latest figures released by Lebanon's Health Ministry.

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