![A general view of the heavily damaged car, rendered unusable, after it was struck by an Israeli military drone as Lebanese security forces are examining in Sidon, Lebanon on December 22, 2025. [Mohammad Abushama - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AA-20251222-40048376-40048363-3_KILLED_IN_ISRAELI_DRONE_STRIKE_ON_SOUTHERN_LEBANON_IN_NEW_CEASEFIRE_VIOLATION-1-1.jpg)
Two people were killed Sunday in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire in place since late 2024, the Health Ministry said, Anadolu reports. A ministry statement cited by the state news agency NNA said an Israeli drone struck a car on a road between the towns of Khirbet Selm and Al-Jumayjimah in Bint Jbeil, killing two people. The Israeli army claimed in a statement that the attack targeted a Hezbollah operative in the Al-Jumayjimah area. There was no comment from Hezbollah on the Israeli claim. In recent weeks, Israeli media reported that the Israeli army had completed preparations for a “large-scale attack” against positions belonging to Hezbollah if the Lebanese government and army failed to dismantle the […]
