By Micah Jonah
January 7, 2026
Israeli forces have killed two people in southern Lebanon, a day before a committee monitoring a yearlong ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is due to meet.
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that two people were killed in an Israeli attack on a house in Kfar Dunin, in the Bint Jbeil district, on Tuesday.
The Israeli military said it struck two Hezbollah operatives in the area, accusing one of being involved in engineering activities linked to efforts to reestablish the group’s operations.
The attack came as representatives from France, Israel, Lebanon, the United States and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon prepared to hold a meeting on Wednesday to review the ceasefire.
Israeli attacks have killed more than 300 people in Lebanon since the ceasefire took effect in November 2024, including at least 127 civilians.
Earlier this week, Israeli forces bombarded several parts of Lebanon, killing at least two other people, ordered the forced evacuation of at least four villages in the south and east of the country.
Another overnight strike destroyed a multistorey building in the industrial area of Ghaziyeh town, near the coastal city of Sidon, according to video footage and photographs from the scene.
In a statement on Tuesday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Israel’s continued attacks were aimed at undermining efforts made at the local, regional and international levels to halt the escalation, despite what he described as Lebanon’s cooperation with those efforts.
The spokesperson for the United Nations secretary general said Israeli attacks were continuing close to UN peacekeepers deployed along the Blue Line, which separates Lebanon from Israel and the occupied Golan Heights.
The UN said peacekeepers recorded multiple air strikes, increased fighter jet activity, and instances of direct fire originating from Israeli positions south of the Blue Line, including tank and small arms fire affecting areas near Kfar Shouba and Shab’a.
The UN under Secretary general for peace operations, who is currently visiting Lebanon, said UN peacekeepers were carrying out their duties under increasingly difficult and dangerous conditions.
Later this week, Lebanon’s cabinet is expected to meet to discuss the army’s progress in disarming Hezbollah, a process launched under international pressure. The Lebanese army has been tasked with completing disarmament south of the Litani River before he process to other parts of the country.
President Aoun said the government’s plan to extend state authority south of the Litani River was being implemented by the Lebanese army with professionalism, commitment and precision.
