The Israeli military struck a building in Toul, a town in the Nabatieh governorate, according to Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA). The army had earlier issued a warning to residents of the area around a building it claimed Hezbollah used.
Israeli bombardment of the southern Lebanese towns of Soujod, Touline, Sawanna, and the Rihan Mountain was also reported by Lebanese media outlets.
The Israeli attacks come just days before Saturday’s municipal elections in Lebanon’s southern districts, according to Salam’s office in a statement.
In light of the ongoing Israeli occupation of some of southern Lebanon, it is anticipated that Hezbollah and its allies will win the contests. Additionally, there are growing concerns about the safety of voters, particularly in border towns.
His office stated in its statement that Prime Minister Salam “stresses that these violations will not thwart the state’s commitment to holding elections and protecting Lebanon and the Lebanese.”
Hezbollah fighters were instructed to retreat from the Litani River and construct military installations south of the Litani River as part of the ceasefire agreement in November.
Israel, for its part, had planned to leave Lebanon altogether, but it has still maintained troops in some areas. It asserts that it must remain there for “strategic” reasons.
A UN Security Council resolution calls for the disarmament of all non-state organizations and states that Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers should be the only ones who can carry arms in southern Lebanon.
One fighter was killed in Rab el-Thalathine, southern Lebanon, on Thursday, according to the Israeli military, which carried out several strikes that targeted Hezbollah sites.
Hezbollah did not respond to the Israeli army’s assertion right away.
A shepherd was also hurt in a different Israeli attack nearby, according to the NNA.
In the Bekaa Valley in northeast Lebanon, Israeli forces “struck a Hezbollah military site containing rocket launchers and weapons.”
Source: Aljazeera
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