Attacking Each Other Hezbollah-Israel In The Midst Of A Ceasefire, 11 People Died

Impact of Israeli attacks in Lebanon/DOK WFP

Nine people were killed and three others injured in Israeli attacks on two cities in southern Lebanon, Talousa and Haris, when the Israeli military said it was attacking dozens of Hezbollah targets across Lebanon.

Lebanese authorities reported two additional deaths in an Israeli attack on another part of southern Lebanon, including a state security member killed while on duty, bringing the death toll on Monday, December 2, to 11.

Israel's latest attack came shortly after Hezbollah accused Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement and firing missiles at Israeli military positions in the disputed Shebaa Livestock area.

Residents in Beirut also told Reuters they heard drones flying at low altitudes at night.

This shootout put the US-brokered ceasefire between the two in an increasingly fragile position less than a week after the ceasefire was imposed.

The ceasefire prohibits Israel from carrying out offensive military operations in Lebanon, while requiring Lebanon to prevent armed groups, including Hezbollah, from launching attacks on Israel.

The Israeli military reported no casualties in the two Hezbollah missile launches, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to provide a "strong" response.

Hezbollah said its rocket attacks, the group's first operations announced since the ceasefire took effect on Wednesday last week, were retaliation for Israel's repeated violations of the ceasefire.

Berri urged the committee in charge of monitoring the ceasefire to "immediately" ensure Israel stopped its offenses.

"We are involved through mechanisms with France, Israel and Lebanon to investigate and handle reports of violations," said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, saying the initial ceasefire period was often fragile but generally managed to reduce violence.