Israeli warplanes launch airstrikes in Lebanon amid ceasefire

Nevertheless, Lebanon’s caretaker authorities introduced on 27 January that it had agreed to increase the ceasefire till 18 February, after the preliminary 60-day interval expired with out an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.

Regardless of the truce, the Israeli navy has continued to launch occasional strikes in Lebanon, claiming they’re aimed toward eliminating “threats” posed by Hezbollah.

Tensions have escalated because the Israeli military remained within the Lebanese territory after a 60-day deadline for its withdrawal from southern Lebanon that handed on 26 January underneath a ceasefire settlement.

The US, nonetheless, stated that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to an extension of the deadline till 18 February.

A minimum of 26 folks have been killed and 221 injured by Israeli gunfire since 26 January as residents attempt to return to their villages in southern Lebanon, in line with native well being authorities.

The delicate cease-fire has been in place since 27 November, ending a interval of mutual shelling between Israel and the Lebanese resistance group, Hezbollah, that started 8 October 2023, and escalated right into a full-scale battle on 23 September 2024.

Information from the Lebanese Well being Ministry signifies that since Israel’s onslaught towards Lebanon started in 2023, a minimum of 4,080 folks have been killed, together with girls, youngsters, and well being employees, whereas 16,753 have been injured.