Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon kills one
IDF claims it killed a member of Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon strike
An Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed one person on Thursday, Lebanon's health ministry reported, while the Israeli military said it killed a member of Iran-backed Hezbollah.
The airstrike hit a car in the southern Lebanese town of Al Tiri. The IDF said it had targeted a Hezbollah operative in the area.
Despite a November 2024 truce that sought to end more than a year of hostilities including two months of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon and has maintained troops in five areas it deems strategic.
In a statement, the Lebanese health ministry said that an "Israeli enemy strike" on Al-Tiri, southern Lebanon, killed one person.
The Israeli military said it struck a "Hezbollah terrorist" in the area.
Disarming Hezbollah
In January, Lebanon's army said it had completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah, covering the area south of the Litani River, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the Israeli border.
Lebanon's government is set to meet on Monday to discuss updates on the army's disarmament plan.
Israel, which accuses Hezbollah of rearming, has criticised the Lebanese army's progress as "insufficient", while Hezbollah has rejected calls to surrender its weapons.
Al-Tiri is located south of the Litani River.
