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Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes struck a residential building in Kfar Rumman just after midnight on Monday, killing nine people including two children and wounding five others. A separate Israeli drone strike on a civilian vehicle in the town killed two medics, the agency added in its account of the early morning attacks. The incidents took place without any online evacuation warning from the Israeli military, which has not yet addressed whether it knew civilians and medical workers were present.
Reuters reported that the Israeli military did not immediately respond to questions about the strikes or the lack of a warning. The attacks have drawn fresh scrutiny over their timing and targets in a region where fragile calm has been repeatedly disrupted. Officials in Beirut have voiced alarm at the resumption of such operations so soon after diplomatic initiatives.
Israel has stepped up its actions in southern Lebanon over recent days despite a ceasefire reached in June that sought to end exchanges between the Israeli military and Hezbollah. The agreement, mediated by the United States, called for the Lebanese army to assume control of the south while the armed group disarmed. Yet both parties have reported violations since the truce took hold, preventing a full return to stability.
At least seven people died in Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon on Sunday, according to the Lebanese health ministry, which has tracked a steady stream of casualties in the weeks since the June deal. Those deaths included civilians in multiple villages, compounding local fears of renewed escalation. The pattern has tested the durability of the ceasefire framework agreed earlier this year.
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health places the overall death toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 at 4,335, with 12,277 others wounded through the same period. The ministry’s latest update also records 179 strikes on ambulance crews since that date, resulting in 135 healthcare worker fatalities. Such data highlight the extensive reach of the violence beyond immediate combat zones.
The United Nations refugee agency reported that 360,000 people remained displaced as of August, many of them unable to return to homes in southern Lebanon because of ongoing threats and destruction. International monitors have noted that the June ceasefire has not fully restored access to affected communities. Further diplomatic steps are under discussion to reinforce the truce and address underlying security concerns.
