1 killed, 1 injured in Israeli airstrike on S. Lebanon

One person was killed and another critically injured on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media and sources, reported Xinhua.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported that Israel carried out a drone strike on a vehicle in Kherbet Selm, located in the central sector of the border region in southern Lebanon.

A Lebanese security source told Xinhua that an Israeli airstrike hit the vehicle with two air-to-ground missiles, setting the car on fire.

Civil Defense teams have worked to extinguish the blaze and transported the body of the deceased and the critically injured person into the hospital.

Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its air force attacked a Hezbollah militant in southern Lebanon on Saturday.

Israel's state-owned Kan TV News cited reports in Lebanon that a man was killed in the attack.

The channel added that the attack took place in a village 15 km from the Lebanon-Israel border and targeted a vehicle where a Hezbollah operative was riding.

The IDF statement said the militant was engaged in "re-establishing terrorist infrastructure and directing Hezbollah terror activities in southern Lebanon," adding "the IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat to the Israel and will prevent any attempt by Hezbollah to rebuild itself."

A U.S.- and French-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon has been in effect since Nov. 27, 2024, bringing an end to more than a year of clashes between Hezbollah and Israel following the war in Gaza.

Despite the truce, the Israeli military continues to launch strikes in Lebanon, citing efforts to eliminate Hezbollah threats.

While the agreement stipulated a full Israeli military withdrawal from Lebanese territory, Israel has maintained a presence in five key locations along the Lebanese border beyond the Feb. 18 deadline for its pullout.