![Ambulances and search and rescue teams are dispatched to the area after the Israeli army carries out an airstrike on a three-story building in the city of Sidon, south of Lebanon’s capital Beirut, on January 6, 2026. [Ahmad Kaddoura - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AA-20260106-40169016-40169013-ISRAELI_ARMY_CARRIES_OUT_AIRSTRIKES_ON_SIDON_IN_SOUTHERN_LEBANON-scaled-e1767723644737.jpg)
Two people were killed and a third was injured in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, in the latest violations of a ceasefire agreement, the Health Ministry said, Anadolu reports. A ministry statement said the fatalities occurred when an Israeli drone carried out a strike in the town of Kafrdounin in the Bint Jbeil District. The state news agency NNA reported that an Israeli aircraft fired two missiles into a three-story building in the town of Ghaziyeh in Sidon. One person was injured in the attack, the Health Ministry said. The attacks came amid Israeli media reports about preparations for a possible large-scale attack targeting Hezbollah positions if the Lebanese government and army fail to dismantle the group’s weapons. […]
