Two Syrian nationals were tragically killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon on Sunday, an incident widely reported by Lebanese media as the latest breach of a temporary ceasefire. According to the state news agency NNA, the drone targeted a motorcycle traveling on a road connecting the towns of Qlaileh and Deir Qanoun in the Tyre region.
Following the deadly attack, civil defense teams, in coordination with the Lebanese army, were dispatched to recover the bodies of the two victims. Lebanese media further reported a significant escalation, noting that Israeli warplanes had conducted nine airstrikes across various locations in southern Lebanon since dawn on Sunday.
This latest aggression comes despite a ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since April 17 and was subsequently extended until mid-May. The Israeli army, however, continues its daily strikes within Lebanon and engages in ongoing exchanges of fire with Hezbollah.
Since March 2, shortly after the conflict with Iran began in late February, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have resulted in the deaths of over 2,700 people and displaced more than 1 million individuals. Israel also maintains a self-declared ‘buffer zone’ within Lebanese territory. Meanwhile, the United States is set to host peace talks between the two countries on May 14-15 in Washington.
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