Israeli Airstrikes Kill 9 Including Lebanese Army Officers Days After Ceasefire Deal

What happened

Naharnet Lebanon reports that Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed nine people, including three members of the Lebanese military. The Lebanese army and state media confirmed the deaths following strikes days after a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon's government was announced.

Outside Brief is treating this as a source-led account. Any disputed responsibility, casualty figure, battlefield claim or single-source assertion should be treated as unconfirmed/hearsay unless confirmed by another reliable source or a named official. One airstrike targeted a vehicle on a road between Nabatiyeh and Marjayoun, killing a brigadier general, a captain, and another soldier according to the Lebanese army. Another airstrike struck the southern village of Saksakiyah, killing six civilians and wounding four, reports the state-run National News Agency.

The Lebanese army condemned the attacks as "continued, deliberate, and repeated Israeli aggression" against Lebanon and its army, asserting that these efforts aim to undermine attempts to achieve a stable ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from what Lebanon terms occupied territories.

Known from the source

• Nine people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, including three Lebanese army members.
• The Lebanese army announced the deaths and condemned the strikes as violations undermining ceasefire efforts.
• The Israeli military confirmed hitting a vehicle near Kfar Tibnit and stated the target was not the Lebanese army but based on indications of Hezbollah threats.
• A ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon was agreed days before these strikes, brokered by the US in Washington.
• President Joseph Aoun condemned the strike as a violation of Lebanese sovereignty and international law.

What remains unclear

The Israeli military confirmed striking the vehicle, stating it was "moving suspiciously" near Kfar Tibnit toward Israeli soldiers after receiving what it described as "concrete indications" of potential Hezbollah fire from the area, and emphasized its operations target Hezbollah, not the Lebanese army.

What remains unclear: Confirm whether the central claim is corroborated; until then treat it as unconfirmed/hearsay. Confirm exact names and ranks of Lebanese military casualties. Verify the number and identities of civilian casualties in Saksakiyah. Confirm details of the Israeli military's claim regarding the vehicle’s suspicious movement and Hezbollah threat indicators.

Evidence note

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Original source: Naharnet Lebanon. Open the source.