Israeli air attack kills at least 10 people in southern Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese town of Kfar Reman in the Nabatieh district killed at least ten people overnight, including a two‑month‑old infant, and left at least two others missing. The attack, which took place early on Monday, followed a series of Israeli raids the previous day that killed seven people and wounded twenty in nearby Arab Salim. Israeli forces also hit a residential area in Deir al‑Zahrani after issuing a forced‑evacuation order, claiming they targeted a building near a Hezbollah facility that was being used to launch an explosive drone.

The killings come despite a United States‑brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that was signed in June, underscoring the fragility of the truce and the ongoing volatility along the border. Israeli officials say the strikes were aimed at Hezbollah‑linked sites, but the casualties reported by Al Jazeera’s correspondent Zeina Khodr highlight the heavy toll on civilians, with children among the dead and homes reduced to rubble. The pattern of attacks over the past 48 hours suggests a concerted escalation, raising concerns that the ceasefire’s provisions are not being upheld and that civilian protection measures remain insufficient.

In the aftermath, civil‑defence workers have been laboring through the night to retrieve bodies and provide aid, while residents of Kfar Reman describe an atmosphere of “uncertainty and fear.” The repeated bombardments have left the community grappling with loss, displacement, and the destruction of residential infrastructure, fueling anxieties about what further Israeli operations may bring and how the broader conflict could affect southern Lebanon’s civilian population.

⚡ Effects Interpreter