An Israeli strike on a vehicle near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has killed at least three people and injured 13 others, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, marking another violation of the ceasefire between the two countries.
The attack occurred Tuesday in the Ayrounieh area as Israel continues striking Lebanon despite Hezbollah’s weakened state, the Lebanese army’s limited capacity to respond, and the international community’s inability to enforce the truce.
The strike near Lebanon’s northernmost major city, located more than 180km from the Israeli border, demonstrates Israel’s readiness to conduct operations throughout the country beyond southern regions.
The Israeli military stated it targeted a “key” figure from Hamas without providing identification. However, a Hamas source in Lebanon told Al Araby TV that no senior official from the group was killed in the strike. Lebanon’s Annahar newspaper reported that initial indications suggested the assassination attempt may have been unsuccessful.
Hamas and other Palestinian groups maintain presence across various Lebanese areas, primarily in refugee camps housing Palestinians for decades. Tripoli hosts the large Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp.
Since the Gaza conflict began in October 2023, Israel has conducted attacks against Lebanese group Hezbollah and Palestinian faction members in Lebanon. Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri was killed in an Israeli air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs in early 2024.
Although the ceasefire ended the conflict last year, Israel has continued striking what it describes as Hezbollah arms depots and fighters, mainly in southern Lebanon. Israeli attacks have also targeted homes, municipal workers, and civilian infrastructure.
On Monday, at least one person was killed in a suspected Israeli air attack on a van in the southern Lebanese town of Deir Kifa.
These recent attacks occurred during US envoy Thomas Barrack’s two-day visit to Lebanon to discuss disarming Hezbollah. After meeting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday, Barrack told reporters he was “unbelievably satisfied” with Lebanon’s response to a US proposal regarding Hezbollah’s weapons.
Barrack, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump who also serves as US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria, expressed belief that “the Israelis do not want war with Lebanon.”
“Both countries are trying to give the same thing โ the notion of a stand-down agreement, of the cessation of hostilities and a road to peace,” he said.
On Sunday, Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem rejected surrendering the group’s weapons before Israel withdraws from areas it still occupies in southern Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire.
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