Israeli attacks kill 4,362 people since March, Lebanon’s health ministry says

Israel's air force launched two airstrikes in southern Lebanon early Monday, resulting in at least 12 casualties, including two children, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. The strikes occurred amid a heightened conflict between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, despite a truce that had been in place for over two months. The attacks also follow Israel's declaration of "operational control" over the strategic Ali Taher hill, which overlooks several villages and key roads leading to Nabatiyeh.

The Health Ministry reported that a building was hit, killing 11 people - including two children and four women - and wounding eight others, consisting of three children and a paramedic. Another airstrike on a car in the village claimed the life of a Lebanese Islamic Risala Scout Association paramedic, along with two others. Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for the strikes nor responded to the intensifying confrontations around Nabatiyeh province.

Residents in Kfar Rumman expressed deep distress over the airstrikes, with one resident, Fouad Chakaron, stating that they were living in constant fear due to shelling on the outskirts of their village. Another resident, Saleh Medlej, highlighted the destruction of a building that housed multiple families with children and questioned the presence of missiles in their neighborhood. Despite the ongoing violence, residents vowed to remain in their hometown.

Earlier, Israel's military issued an evacuation warning for a home in Deir al-Zahrani, and shortly after, a building was struck in retaliation for a Hezbollah drone attack. The Israeli military also revealed that Israeli troops near Beaufort castle were briefly targeted by a Hezbollah member inside a house, resulting in the wounding of two troops and the militant's death.

On Sunday, Israeli strikes killed at least seven people in southern Lebanon and destroyed an empty hospital, following Israel's release of five Lebanese prisoners as part of a deal between the two nations.

Since signing a U.S.-mediated truce in June, Israel and Hezbollah have repeatedly violated the agreement, with Israel conducting airstrikes in Lebanon and Hezbollah firing drones at Israeli troops. Lebanon and Israel signed a framework agreement in June, under which Israeli forces were to withdraw from southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah disarmament.

However, progress in the implementation has been minimal, with Hezbollah refusing to disarm in any area north of the Litani River. Israeli officials have maintained that they will not withdraw unless Hezbollah is disarmed throughout the country. Kfar Rumman's mayor, Abdullah Farhat, described the situation in the village as a "massacre" and criticized the framework agreement, asserting that Lebanese leaders are paying the price for the deal.