Lebanon says Israeli strike on south kills 4

BEIRUT: Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country's south on Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said a school principal, her mother, a foreign female domestic worker and a male Syrian worker were killed when an Israeli drone targeted their car as they returned from inspecting their family home in Nabatieh al Fawqa.
Israel has kept up intermittent strikes on south Lebanon, particularly in the Nabatieh area, despite the two-week-old truce, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah sites and operatives. Both sides accuse the other of violating the ceasefire.
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that Israel's occupation was preventing the Lebanese army's deployment to the south. A statement from his office said he emphasised the need to pressure Israel to withdraw because 'the occupation undermines the legitimacy of the (Lebanese) state and prevents the army from deploying, and the laying of foundations for achieving a just and lasting peace'.
Lebanese authorities say Israeli attacks since March 2 have killed about 4,300 people. The conflict also displaced more than one million, but according to the United Nations, more than 640,000 have returned home since June 22. — AFP