Seven killed in Israeli attack on southern Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese town of Zefta on Monday morning resulted in the deaths of at least seven people and injured eight others. Among the casualties were a Syrian child and a woman, according to the Lebanese Civil Defense Operations Center.

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported that the attack struck an area near a shelter for displaced families. The facility sustained material damage, and those sheltering there were forced to flee. A video shared by UNHCR showed considerable damage to the school building, which is now empty.

This incident occurs amid ongoing violence, despite a ceasefire that took effect in late April. Cross-border attacks between Israel and Iran have also escalated, following an earlier bombing in southern Beirut attributed to Israel. The Lebanese National News Agency reported that Israel also bombed other areas in southern Lebanon on Monday, including Majdal Zoun, Mansouri, Kharayeb, and the city of Tyre, where two people in a vehicle were killed.