Israeli air strikes kill 12 in southern Lebanon village

Israel's military claimed it struck Kfar Roummane overnight, destroying a three‑storey residential building and killing 12 people, including two children, four women and a paramedic.

The Lebanese health ministry reported that eleven deaths occurred during the first strike and an additional paramedic was killed when a second strike hit a vehicle carrying emergency workers. Eight others were injured, among them children and medics affiliated with Hezbollah‑linked groups.

The Israeli Defence Forces said it targeted Hezbollah “terrorist infrastructure” and those transferring weapons near the village, citing a prior drone attack on its troops in the area. The government also struck other sites in Nabatieh, killing several Hezbollah fighters.

These attacks come as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun warned the rising violence threatens the ceasefire that the United States brokered in June to end the decades‑long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, urging the international community to pressure Israel to halt the strikes.

The village resident Sara Moallaem, 35, described the shock as she and her children sought refuge in a safe room. She highlighted that many victims had no ties to Hezbollah, and she is preparing to leave for Sidon to ensure her family’s safety.

The conflict, which started in March following a Hezbollah rocket barrage, has already claimed 4,362 lives in Lebanon, while Israel reports 40 soldiers and four civilians killed.