Israeli air strikes kill 12 in southern Lebanese village

At least 12 civilians, including two children and four women, have been killed in a single strike that destroyed a three‑storey residential building in Kfar Roummane, a village in southern Lebanon that lies only a few hundred metres from Israel’s declared security zone.

The Lebanese health ministry said the strike also injured eight people, among them a paramedic and three children. A second strike hit a vehicle carrying emergency medical staff, killing one paramedic and injuring two others.

Israeli officials report that the attacks targeted Hezbollah infrastructure sites and weapons‑transfer points in retaliation for a drone attack on Israeli troops in the enclave of Ali al‑Taher ridge. They note a death toll of 27 civilians across southern Lebanon in the past three days.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has described the escalation as dangerous to the cease‑fire agreed in June, calling on the international community to pressure Israel to halt the raids. Hezbollah’s spokesman expressed that the language of resistance is the only effective response against the Israeli enemy.

Experts say the repeated attacks further violate international humanitarian law, especially when medics and children are among the casualties. The conflict, which began on 2 March after Hezbollah retaliated to an Israeli strike, has claimed an estimated 4,362 Lebanese lives to date, including 259 children.

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