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State Media Reports Five Dead in New Attacks in Lebanon

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • At least five people died in an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese town of Arabsalim.
  • The strike, part of a series of attacks in the Nabatieh area, reportedly hit residential buildings.
  • This occurred despite a reported ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah that was meant to take effect Friday afternoon.

An Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese town of Arabsalim on Saturday morning resulted in the deaths of at least five people, according to Lebanon's state news agency, NNA. The attacks, which also involved Israeli drones, targeted the Nabatieh area throughout Friday night and Saturday morning, with NNA reporting that residential buildings were hit.

These strikes occurred despite a ceasefire agreement reportedly reached between Israel and Hezbollah. Both an Israeli official and sources within Hezbollah had confirmed the agreement to Reuters, with a U.S. official stating it was set to take effect at 2 p.m. Friday.

A ceasefire had been in place between Israel and Lebanon since June 4, but it was conditional on Hezbollah halting its attacks on Israel. Hezbollah rejected this condition, asserting that any agreement must begin with a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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