According to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA), Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon have killed at least six people. The attacks came as the Israeli military issued 16 new evacuation orders for southern areas.
In al-Namiriya, two young men on a motorcycle were killed in an airstrike. Another young man on a motorcycle died in al-Duweir. In the town of Abba, a Syrian man on a motorcycle was killed; in Jebchit, another man was killed. A medical worker died in a drone strike while inspecting the site of a previous airstrike in Arab Salim. Additionally, an airstrike in Bazouriyeh (Tyre) killed one person.
Al Jazeera correspondent Obaida Hitto in Tyre said: "These attacks are very intense, targeting populated areas, homes, and communities." He noted that many of the targeted sites are not near the front lines. Hitto described this as a "significant expansion" of Israeli attacks.
In the town of Srifa (Tyre district), rescue teams recovered three bodies from the rubble of a house hit by an Israeli aircraft.
Hezbollah, for its part, claimed a series of attacks on Israeli infrastructure and military positions. Hezbollah used drones to attack Israeli soldiers stationed in a house in the Biyyada area (southern province) and fired rockets at soldiers in the town of Rashaf (Nabatieh province).
The ongoing Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon comes amid tense peace negotiations between the United States and Iran. Despite a ceasefire in effect, Israel and Hezbollah continue to clash.
According to Lebanon's Health Ministry, since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict erupted in early March, Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed 3,151 people and wounded 9,571.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem called on the Lebanese government to "reverse decisions criminalizing the resistance." In remarks quoted by NNA, Qassem said recent U.S. sanctions on nine individuals linked to Hezbollah "will only strengthen our resolve," while criticizing Beirut for not taking a stronger stance against Israel.
