32 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon despite ceasefire

At least 32 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon, despite a renewed ceasefire that came into effect on Friday. The continued aerial and drone attacks in southern Lebanon have complicated upcoming negotiations between the United States and Iran, aimed at strengthening a fragile peace process. Follow-up discussions on a memorandum of understanding are scheduled for Sunday in Switzerland.

Lebanon's civil defense agency reported that Israeli strikes in the southern Nabatieh district alone killed 16 people and wounded 12 others on Saturday. A Lebanese soldier also lost his life in an Israeli attack on the village of Kfar Reman, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA). NNA also reported further strikes in the Tyre district, including an attack on Barish that killed a family of four, a father, mother, and their two children.

Additional attacks hit the western Bekaa region, where an Israeli raid on a house in Sohmor killed four people inside. In Qanarit, Sidon district, an Israeli strike resulted in at least seven deaths and 13 injuries, according to Lebanon’s Health Emergency Operations Centre. These incidents follow a broader wave of Israeli attacks on Friday, shortly after the ceasefire announcement, which killed 83 people and wounded 141 others, primarily in southern and eastern Lebanon.

Iran considers a ceasefire in Lebanon a key element of the diplomatic process. The ongoing violence raises concerns that it could determine the success or failure of the broader US-Iran talks, which are critical for regional stability.