One killed in Israeli drone strike in Yohmor al-Shaqif
An Israeli drone strike killed one person and wounded three others Monday in the southern town of Yohmor al-Shaqif in the Nabatieh governorate, the Health Ministry and the National News Agency said.
“An Israeli drone fired a guided missile at a motorbike carrying two people on the Hay al-Baydar road in the town of Yohmor al-Shaqif, hitting the motorbike directly, while a van that was passing in the area was hit by shrapnel from the missile before going up in flames. A blaze also erupted in a supermarket after being damaged by the airstrike,” NNA said.
The Israeli army later said that it attacked two Hezbollah members who were "serving as observation operatives and directing terrorist operations" in the Yohmor al-Shaqif area.
An airstrike had targeted the outskirts of the southern town of Ainata overnight, killing two people, as an Israeli Apache helicopter bombed three prefabricated houses in the southern border town of Kfarkela.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military targeted Ainata after "a stray bullet from a Hezbollah operative's funeral" hit the windshield of a vehicle in the northern Israeli community of Avivim.
"We will not allow shooting from Lebanese territory toward northern communities -- we will respond strongly to any violation of the ceasefire," Katz said.
The Israeli army later said that it attacked a headquarters of the Radwan force and Hezbollah buildings in south Lebanon, as a helicopter attacked Yaroun's outskirts for a second time.
A November 27 truce largely halted more than a year of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, including two months of full-blown war in which Israel sent in ground troops.
Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes on Lebanese territory since the agreement took effect.
Israel had been due to withdraw from Lebanon by February 18 after missing a January deadline, but has kept troops at five locations it deems "strategic".
The ceasefire also required Hezbollah to pull back north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the border, and to dismantle any remaining military infrastructure in the south.
