Fatalities and Injuries Reported Following Israeli Airstrikes in Southern Lebanon
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Beirut, Dec 12 (NationPress) Three individuals have been reported dead and a fourth injured as a result of Israeli airstrikes targeting southern Lebanon, according to information from a Lebanese Red Cross source.
The informant, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed to Xinhua that a Red Cross team transported the remains of Amin Khsheish, one of the deceased, from the town of Khiam to the Marjeyoun Governmental Hospital.
As reported, a unit of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon located Khsheish's body in the vicinity of his residence on the northern outskirts of Khiam, a town along the southern Lebanese border, Xinhua news agency indicated.
In another incident, a team from the Lebanese Red Cross transported a body along with an injured individual from near the village of Aainata to the Bint Jbeil Governmental Hospital, the source noted.
Furthermore, the source confirmed that the remains of a citizen named Hamza Badah were retrieved from inside a civilian vehicle that was struck by an Israeli drone in the village of Beit Lif. His body was subsequently taken to a hospital in Tyre.
These recent events have unfolded amidst a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, which commenced on November 27.
This ceasefire, facilitated by the US and France, is intended to bring an end to nearly 14 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
As part of the agreement, Israel is expected to withdraw from Lebanese territory within a 60-day timeframe, while the Lebanese army will be deployed along the Lebanese-Israeli border, and Hezbollah is required to retreat north of the Litani River.
