Lebanon said an Israeli strike in the country’s south on Thursday killed one person, the latest raid despite a ceasefire with militant group Hezbollah.
Israel has continued to carry out attacks on Lebanon, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah operatives or sites, despite a November truce that sought to end more than a year of hostilities including two months of open war with the Iran-backed group.
“An Israeli enemy drone strike targeted a motorcycle on the Ain Baal-Bazuriyeh road, killing one person,” the health ministry said in a statement, referring to an area in south Lebanon’s Tyre district.
The strike came after a raid Tuesday south of Beirut wounded a Hezbollah member, according to a security source, and after strikes on eastern Lebanon on Monday killed five people, with Israel saying it targeted Hezbollah sites.
Under heavy US pressure and fears of expanded Israeli strikes, the Lebanese government last month ordered the military to draw up a plan to disarm the once-dominant Hezbollah, and has since said the army would begin the plan’s implementation.
Thursday’s raid came as French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian visited Lebanon for talks with senior officials.