Israel’s air force conducted airstrikes on a village in southern Lebanon early Monday. According to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, these attacks resulted in at least 12 fatalities and several injuries, including children. This escalation follows a truce negotiated over two months ago between Israel and the militant Hezbollah group.

One of the airstrikes targeted a building, leading to the death of 11 individuals, including two children and four women. Eight others sustained injuries, including three children and a paramedic. Another attack on a vehicle in the village claimed the life of a paramedic with the Lebanese Islamic Risala Scout Association and left two others wounded.

Mustafa Farhat, an 8-year-old injured during the strike that killed his parents, was comforted by his grandmother at a hospital in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon.

The Israeli military attributed the airstrikes to retaliation against Hezbollah drone attacks on Israeli troops in Lebanon. They stated the strikes aimed to intercept a Hezbollah militant attempting to transport weapons to Kfar Rumman. Despite this, Hezbollah had neither claimed responsibility for the attacks nor issued statements about the intensifying situation in Nabatiyeh province.

Kfar Rumman resident Fouad Chakaron expressed anxiety over living under constant threat. Saleh Medlej, another resident, highlighted the impact on innocent families, questioning the presence of missiles in residential areas and pledging to stay despite the ongoing violence.

Earlier on the same day, the Israeli military warned residents to evacuate in Deir al-Zahrani, followed by striking a building there without immediate reports on casualties.

In another incident, two Israeli troops were lightly injured after coming under fire from a Hezbollah member near Beaufort castle. The troops later killed the militant in response.

In parallel, the recent release of five Lebanese prisoners by Israel, as part of a bilateral agreement, did not curb escalating hostilities. Despite Lebanon’s commitment to locate Jewish Lebanese citizens missing since the civil war, tensions have persisted.

A framework deal, mediated by the U.S. in June, aimed at troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah’s disarmament, remains unimplemented. Hezbollah remains unwilling to disarm north of southern Lebanon’s Litani River. Simultaneously, Israeli officials demand Hezbollah’s disarmament nationwide before troop withdrawal.

Kfar Rumman’s mayor, Abdullah Farhat, condemned the attack, indicating a failure of the framework agreement. He criticized both Lebanese and Israeli leadership for ongoing strikes despite peace negotiations.