One killed, 2 wounded in Israeli drone strike on al-Mansouri
An Israeli drone strike targeted Thursday a motorcycle in the southern town of al-Mansouri, killing one person and wounding two others.
The Israeli army had also targeted overnight a cafe and an aluminum workshop in Yohmor al-Shaqif. It said Hezbollah was using civilian buildings and putting civilian lives in danger, claiming that the cafe and the workshop were "a Hezbollah command center."
A senior Israeli official meanwhile told Al-Arabiya that Israel would end its assassinations in Lebanon when the Lebanese Army completes its mission according to the ceasefire agreement.
The Israeli artillery also shelled on Wednesday night and Thursday the outskirts of Shebaa and al-Wazzani, as attacks on south Lebanon continue despite a ceasefire reached in late November.
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