Lebanon Reports 2 Deaths After Israel Attacked Agricultural Equipment

(MENAFN) On Sunday evening, the Lebanese military reported that two Lebanese residents lost their lives as Israel targeted a bulldozer involved in land reclamation activities close to Zibqin, a city located in the Tyre province of southern Lebanon.

The army also rejected Israel’s assertions that they had targeted military assets linked to Hezbollah in the area.

The Lebanese army issued a statement saying, “Amid repeated Israeli enemy attacks, a bulldozer and excavator were targeted during land reclamation efforts near Zibqin, leading to the martyrdom of two citizens.”

They further clarified that “no military assets were present at the site,” strongly dismissing the Israeli military's claims about striking Hezbollah personnel.

Earlier in the day, Israeli military representative Avichay Adraee posted on X, alleging that "an air force plane struck two Hezbollah operatives working with an engineering vehicle in the Zibqin area," asserting that they were "attempting to rebuild terrorist infrastructure linked to Hezbollah."

Since November, a fragile ceasefire had been in effect in Lebanon, which ended months of intense cross-border clashes between Israel and the Lebanese party Hezbollah.

These clashes escalated into a full-scale conflict the previous September. Lebanese authorities have reported more than 1,385 violations of the ceasefire by Israel, resulting in nearly 119 deaths and over 366 injuries.

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