Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanese village, killing at least 12

Israel's air force carried out two airstrikes early Monday on the village of Kfar Rumman in southern Lebanon, killing at least 12 people and injuring others, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. One strike hit a building, killing 11 people – among them two children and four women – and wounding eight, including three children and a paramedic. A second strike on a car killed a paramedic from the Lebanese Islamic Risala Scout Association and wounded two more.

The Israeli military said the attacks were retaliation for two Hezbollah-operated drones that exploded while targeting Israeli troops in Lebanon earlier that day, and that the strikes aimed at a Hezbollah militant transporting weapons. Hezbollah has not commented on the incidents.

Residents described the damage, with one saying the village had lived under constant anxiety from shelling and now “they struck the heart of the town.” Another resident vowed to remain in the village despite the attacks.

The strikes follow an Israeli evacuation warning for a nearby home and come after a series of violations of a U.S.-brokered truce between Israel and Hezbollah. The cease-fire, signed in June, called for Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah disarmament, but implementation has stalled. Israeli officials have said they will not withdraw unless Hezbollah is fully disarmed, while Hezbollah rejects disarmament north of the Litani River.