Israeli Airstrike Kills 11 in Lebanon Refugee Camp

An Israeli airstrike targeted a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding four others, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry and state media. The drone strike hit a vehicle in the parking lot of a mosque in the Ein el-Hilweh camp on the outskirts of Sidon, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.

The Israeli military confirmed it carried out the operation, stating that the site was a Hamas training center used to plan attacks against Israeli forces. "The Israeli army will continue to act against Hamas wherever they operate," the military said in a statement. Preliminary reports indicated that two Lebanese army soldiers were among the injured and were taken to a hospital for treatment, though the Health Ministry did not provide additional details on the victims' identities.

The attack marks a significant escalation in southern Lebanon, where Israeli strikes have persisted nearly a year after a November 2024 ceasefire ended more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. That conflict erupted following Hamas's October 7, 2023, assault on southern Israel, which killed about 1,200 people and triggered Israel's...