One Killed in Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon

A person was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a strike on the town of Baraachit in Lebanon’s southern Nabatieh province, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Monday, in another episode of escalation on the war’s northern front.

Further details on the victim’s identity were not immediately made public. The strike comes after Israeli aircraft earlier hit near a UNIFIL position in southern Lebanon, as well as the towns of Hanin and Qantara.

Southern Lebanon remains one of the active fronts of the regional conflict, where U.N. peacekeeping forces (UNIFIL) have been deployed for years. The escalation in the area is intertwined with the U.S.–Iran war, in which Israel is part of the Washington-led coalition against Tehran.

The situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border is being closely monitored by the international community, amid fears that further escalation could widen the war in the Middle East even more.

Source: Al Jazeera