Israel Strikes Lebanon Killing One, Evacuates Mansouri — SkimNews
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- Israeli military struck southern Lebanon, killing one person and injuring 12 when a prayer hall roof at Tibnin's cemetery was hit, and issued its first evacuation order for the town of Mansouri in more than a month
- Israel carried out "precise strikes" in Mansouri roughly 30 minutes after its Arabic spokesperson told residents to evacuate, accusing Hezbollah of ceasefire violations without providing further details
- An Israeli military source told Israeli media that displaced residents had returned to Mansouri "under the auspices of the Lebanese army," which set up a checkpoint inside Israel's declared 10km-deep "security zone" along the border
- The strikes came the same day Israeli and Lebanese officials attended US-sponsored talks in Rome aimed at maintaining the late-June trilateral framework linking an Israeli withdrawal to Hezbollah's disarmament
- Hezbollah has rejected that framework, saying provisions tying Israel's pullout to the group's disarmament crossed "all red lines"
- Mansouri mayor Haidar Madihli told local media that 120 families had returned after the 19 June ceasefire but only 40 to 50 remained as Israeli strikes intensified, with displaced residents heading toward Tyre
- Lebanon's health ministry has recorded 353 killings since the ceasefire was announced, on top of at least 4,333 deaths during the broader conflict, with around 360,000 people still displaced including 26,000 in government shelters
Why it matters: The first evacuation warning in roughly a month and a fatal strike on a cemetery prayer hall occurred during the same hours as ceasefire talks in Rome, exposing how fragile the late-June trilateral framework remains. About 360,000 Lebanese are still displaced — 26,000 in government shelters — and 353 people have been killed since the ceasefire took hold, even as both sides accuse each other of violations.
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