▲ Lebanon under attack by the Israeli military
Despite a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, armed clashes continue between the Israeli military and the pro-Iranian militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Iran has warned of a strong response, claiming that Israel has violated the ceasefire dozens of times and continued to cause casualties since U.S. President Donald Trump announced the end of the war.
In a statement on June 16 (local time), the Israeli military announced that it had intercepted several rockets fired by Hezbollah toward its troops stationed in southern Lebanon earlier that morning.
The Israeli military explained that it mobilized its air force to destroy the rocket launchers immediately after intercepting the rockets.
The military added that it spotted a suspicious vehicle in a southern Lebanese area where its troops were conducting operations, fired warning shots, and then struck the vehicle to neutralize the threat.
In relation to this, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli drones struck three vehicles, killing at least four people and injuring several others.
The agency explained that in the village of Mayfadoun in southern Lebanon, a drone struck a vehicle and then carried out a so-called "double-tap" strike—hitting the site again as people gathered—which resulted in two deaths.
The NNA also reported that another drone strike occurred in the village of Kfar Jouz, resulting in two additional fatalities.
In response, Iran, which supports Hezbollah, issued an immediate warning.
The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which oversees the integrated command of the Iranian military, condemned the actions, stating, "In the two days since the U.S. President declared an end to the war, the terrorist army of the Zionist regime (Israel) has violated the ceasefire 84 times in southern Lebanon, continuing its crimes and killings against the oppressed Lebanese people."
The headquarters further warned, "If the child-killing army of the Zionist regime does not stop its atrocities in southern Lebanon, it must be prepared for a harsh response from the powerful military of the Islamic Republic of Iran."
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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