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Israel Hits Sidon and Bekaa Targets, Undercutting Lebanon Ceasefire

UN monitoring points to rising civilian casualties alongside thousands of airspace violations since the 2024 truce.

Overview

  • The Israeli military struck a three-story commercial building in Sidon on Tuesday morning, with at least one person taken to hospital and no deaths reported.
  • Hours earlier, residents in southern and eastern regions received evacuation warnings before airstrikes hit Ain al-Tineh, al-Manara, Annan and Kfar Hatta.
  • A separate drone strike on a car in Braike injured two people, with the Israeli military saying the target was two Hezbollah members.
  • Lebanon’s state news agency reported a house was hit in the Bekaa village of Manara that it said belonged to slain Hamas commander Scharhabil al-Sajed.
  • UN bodies and Lebanese authorities detail ongoing ceasefire breaches, including more than 7,300 airspace violations, over 2,400 ground activities, at least 127 civilian deaths by UN count or 335 by the Health Ministry, and continued Israeli occupation of five southern areas.