Israeli drone strikes car in Lebanon ahead of withdrawal deadline
An Israeli drone strike on Monday targeted a car in Lebanon’s southern port city of Sidon, killing one person, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) said.
A Lebanese security source said the targeted vehicle “might have been for a military official in Hamas.”
NNA said the vehicle was totally burnt with the man inside it.
It added that “a body was retrieved from the vehicle which was targeted by the Israeli drone, after firefighters extinguished the fire.”
The incident came as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged sponsors of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah to help in pressuring Israel to withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon by a Tuesday deadline.
“We are continuing contacts at various levels to push Israel to adhere to the agreement, withdraw on the specified date, and return the prisoners. The sponsors of the agreement must assume their responsibility to help us,” Aoun said according to a presidency statement.
A ceasefire took effect in late November. On January 26, it was extended to February 18. By that date both Israeli and Hezbollah forces are to have withdrawn from southern Lebanon.
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An Israeli drone strike on Monday targeted a car in Lebanon’s southern port city of Sidon, killing one person, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) said.
A Lebanese security source said the targeted vehicle “might have been for a military official in Hamas.”
NNA said the vehicle was totally burnt with the man inside it.
It added that “a body was retrieved from the vehicle which was targeted by the Israeli drone, after firefighters extinguished the fire.”
The incident came as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged sponsors of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah to help in pressuring Israel to withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon by a Tuesday deadline.
“We are continuing contacts at various levels to push Israel to adhere to the agreement, withdraw on the specified date, and return the prisoners. The sponsors of the agreement must assume their responsibility to help us,” Aoun said according to a presidency statement.
A ceasefire took effect in late November. On January 26, it was extended to February 18. By that date both Israeli and Hezbollah forces are to have withdrawn from southern Lebanon.
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