BEIRUT, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — Five people, including three children, were killed and two others injured on Sunday afternoon when an Israeli drone strike hit a motorcycle and a passing car in the southern Lebanese city of Bint Jbeil, health and security sources said.
Lebanon’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center confirmed the casualties. According to Lebanese army intelligence, the drone fired two guided missiles, killing Hezbollah member Mohammad Mroueh on the motorcycle and four civilians in the nearby car.
President Joseph Aoun, currently in New York for a UN meeting, condemned what he called a “massacre,” accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement struck in November 2024 between Hezbollah and Israel. He urged the international community to pressure Israel to withdraw from Lebanese territory and comply with the deal.
Although the truce ended months of cross-border clashes linked to the Gaza war, Israel continues to launch occasional strikes in southern Lebanon, citing Hezbollah threats, while maintaining five military positions along the border.
