Israel hits near Sidon anew after drone strike hurts 3 in Majdal Zoun
A new Israeli airstrike targeted the outskirts of the southern town of al-Baysariyeh in the Sidon district on Saturday, in the second such attack on the area since the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire began.
The Israeli army radio claimed that the strike targeted a site containing "Hezbollah rocket launchpads."
On Thursday, the Israeli army said a warplane carried out an airstrike after "terrorist activity was detected at a Hezbollah facility containing medium-range rockets in south Lebanon," in the same area targeted today
"The IDF (Israeli army) is deployed in southern Lebanon, acting to thwart any violation of the ceasefire agreement," the Israeli military added.
An Israeli official told U.S. news portal Axios that Israel "notified the U.S. in advance" of Thursday's strike.
Earlier on Saturday, Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike on a vehicle in south wounded three people, including a child.
"An Israeli enemy strike on a car in Majdal Zoun wounded three people including a seven-year-old child," the health ministry said in a statement.
Media reports had said that the strike hit an empty Renault Rapid-type vehicle.
Source: Naharnet
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