‘Israeli’ strikes kill four, Lebanon urges US intervention

• Aoun called the attacks a "dangerous escalation" that have reached state institutions and health facilities.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Sunday urged Washington and the international community to intervene to halt ‘Israeli’ strikes, after attacks killed at least four people despite a ceasefire agreement.

The strikes, which also damaged government premises and destroyed an out-of-service hospital, represented "a dangerous escalation... reaching Lebanese state institutions" and health facilities, Aoun said in a statement. 

Aoun called on the United States and other countries "to urgently act to stop these violations." 

The attacks

Sunday's attacks struck multiple locations across southern Lebanon, including Nabatieh, Arab Salim, Nabatieh al-Fawqa and Kfar Reman, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. 

In Nabatieh al-Fawqa, one strike "totally destroyed" the out-of-service Ghandour hospital, which the health ministry called "another grave violation of international humanitarian law." In Kfar Reman, an air attack destroyed the home of the town's late former mayor. 

The Lebanese health ministry said the latest deaths bring the cumulative toll since the start of the 'Israeli' offensive to 4,362 killed and 12,378 wounded nationwide.

The mounting death toll and damage to civilian and government infrastructure have raised fresh questions about the durability of the ceasefire framework, as Lebanese officials continue to press international mediators for stronger enforcement of the truce's terms.

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