Israeli Strikes On Lebanon's Kfar Rumman Kill 12, Including Two Children
· World · ABC News (AU), rt
Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Rumman killed at least 12 people, including two children and four women, Lebanon's health ministry said, in one of the deadliest days of Israeli bombardment in recent weeks. One strike hit a residential building in Kfar Rumman as children were preparing for school, killing 11 people; a separate Israeli drone strike on a civilian vehicle killed a medic and wounded two others. The Israeli military said it struck people seen transferring weapons in the area and that it had taken steps to mitigate civilian harm using precise munitions. The strikes came without an online evacuation warning from the Israeli military, a departure from Israel's usual procedure in Lebanon. Fears of a renewed Israeli military campaign are mounting amid a deteriorating ceasefire that was meant to halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Why it matters
Civilians in southern Lebanon, including children, continue to bear the brunt of strikes tied to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, with at least 12 killed and rescue workers still pulling bodies from rubble. The absence of an evacuation warning raises the risk that further escalation could destabilise the region and draw in outside actors at a time when the June ceasefire is visibly fraying.
Read the original report — ABC News (AU)
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