One person killed, another wounded in Israeli attack in southern Lebanon

This is the latest in a series of attacks, despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah group.

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Detail after the Israeli attack on Beirut on April 1st (Illustration), Photo: REUTERS
Detail after the Israeli attack on Beirut on April 1st (Illustration), Photo: REUTERS
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Lebanon's Health Ministry said one person was killed on April 20 after an Israeli airstrike in the south of the country.

This is the latest in a series of several attacks, despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah group.

Hezbollah has been designated a terrorist group by the United States. The European Union has blacklisted the Lebanese group's military wing, but not the political party.

An Israeli attack on a vehicle in Kao Tariyat al-Sayad, located inland between the southern cities of Sidon and Tyre, killed one person and wounded another, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Israel has continued to carry out regular attacks in Lebanon, despite a November 27 ceasefire aimed at halting more than a year of hostilities, including two months of fierce fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.

On Friday, Lebanon's Health Ministry said Israeli airstrikes killed two people in the south, while Israel reported strikes on the same areas against Hezbollah militants.

Under the ceasefire, Hezbollah is supposed to withdraw its fighters north of the Litani River and dismantle all remaining military infrastructure in the south. Israel, on the other hand, has pledged to withdraw all its forces from southern Lebanon, although it still holds five positions it considers "strategic."

The Lebanese army began deploying in the south near the border with Israel, while Israeli forces withdrew.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Friday that the group "will not allow anyone to disarm it," as Washington pressures Beirut to force the Iran-backed group to hand over its weapons.

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