Israeli strikes kill nine in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire
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Updated · BBC.com · Apr 30
Israeli strikes kill nine in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire
13 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Apr 30
The dead included two children and 23 others were wounded, among them eight children and seven women, as the Israeli military also issued evacuation warnings for 15 southern villages.
Israel said it was targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, while Hezbollah said it launched attacks including a drone strike on Israeli soldiers in Bint Jbeil; Lebanon's president condemned continued truce violations.
The 16 April US-mediated ceasefire has not stopped fighting in southern Lebanon, where Israel says it can act against imminent threats and Lebanese officials say more than 2,500 people have died since 2 March.
Amid a US-brokered ceasefire, why has the systematic destruction of southern Lebanon's towns and medical facilities seemingly accelerated?
How did the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader ignite a conflict now threatening to erase southern Lebanon from the map?
Is Israel's destruction of southern Lebanon a defensive tactic or a strategy to create a permanent, uninhabitable buffer zone?