The dead include, among others: a nurse who was the victim of an Israeli drone attack on a public road on which she was traveling to her workplace. Lebanon's army said at least three servicemen were also killed.
Israel says the attack occurred in an “active combat zone” and that the “movement requires coordination” with the Israeli army. On Saturday, Tel Aviv's actions were condemned by Saudi Arabia, which called for respect for Lebanon's sovereignty. Qatar also made a similar statement.
“We call on the international community to fulfill its responsibilities by forcing the Israeli occupation authorities to stop repeated attacks on Lebanon and to respect international law,” reads a statement from the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Statement by the Lebanese army
“Israel's continued, deliberate and repeated aggression against Lebanon, its people and its army only strengthens our determination, faith and decisiveness,” the Lebanese army said. She added that Israel's attacks are intended to thwart any efforts “to reach a solution that would restore stability, establish a comprehensive ceasefire and lead to Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Lebanese territories.”
Israel and Lebanon reached a ceasefire agreement on Wednesday, but its implementation depends on a complete cessation of shelling by the pro-Iranian organization Hezbollah and the withdrawal of all its fighters from southern Lebanon. Hezbollah, which was not a party to the agreement, rejected it, saying it did not guarantee the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon.
Fighting in Lebanon began on March 2, when, following the US-Israeli attack on Iran, Hezbollah began attacking Israeli targets, and Israel began striking Hezbollah bases in response. According to Lebanese authorities, Israeli attacks have since killed more than 3,560 people. 27 Israeli soldiers and one civilian employee of the Israeli army were also killed in Lebanon.
