Hezbollah activist killed in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon

Alsharq Tribune-AFP 

A Hezbollah activist was killed Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on a civilian car in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese officials and security sources.

The official Lebanese National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone targeted a car on the Khardali-Marjayoun road in the eastern sector of Lebanon's southern border area, killing a person from the village of Kafr Kila.

A source in Lebanese army intelligence told Xinhua that the victim was a Hezbollah activist named Hassan Shahrour.

Since Nov. 27, 2024, a ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel, brokered by the United States and France, has been in effect, ending clashes that erupted between the two sides in the wake of the war in the Gaza Strip.

Despite the agreement, the Israeli army occasionally carries out strikes in Lebanon, claiming they are aimed at removing Hezbollah "threats," while maintaining its forces at five key positions along the Lebanese border area.