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European countries are preparing to send a security mission to Lebanon, with its first personnel expected to reach Beirut by 25 December following a formal Lebanese request. The mission will include at least 100 military personnel from France, Spain and Italy to support the army and Internal Security Forces, without deploying in the south of the country.
The Israeli army said on Thursday that an officer had been killed and three soldiers had sustained minor injuries in southern Lebanon. The announcement comes as Israel occupies large areas of the region following the war with Hezbollah, with the death and injury toll attributed to the Israeli army.
On Thursday, Israeli forces carried out air raids, artillery shelling and demolition and blast operations in the districts of Tyre, Bint Jbeil and Marjayoun, amid drone flights and sweeping operations. Separately, the Israeli army announced that an officer had been killed and three soldiers injured when a military vehicle overturned in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli army announced that an officer was killed and three soldiers injured after a military vehicle overturned in southern Lebanon, while two other soldiers sustained minor injuries in a separate incident that Israel’s public broadcaster said resulted from improper use of ammunition.
Residents of towns in southern Lebanon are facing difficulties returning to their homes despite the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Western Zoutar under a US-backed plan. A crisis of services and widespread destruction coincides with continued shelling and demolition operations, while President Joseph Aoun accused Israel of violating the framework agreement and Hezbollah called for its withdrawal from Lebanese territory.
A site belonging to the United Nations Interim Force in Southern Lebanon came under small-arms fire on Wednesday morning, damaging the site wall, accommodation units and UN vehicles without causing injuries. UNIFIL condemned the incident, said it had opened an investigation and warned that the lives of peacekeepers had been placed at grave risk.
Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of Hadatha and Braasheet on Tuesday morning, while a drone dropped a sound bomb on a house near Haris. Israeli forces fired machine guns towards Beit al-Sayyad and Mansouri, as aerial activity and intermittent shelling continued in southern border areas.
The Cedar Waves project is testing seasonal tourist trips linking Sidon, Beirut, Batroun and Jounieh in a single day, as part of a broader vision to establish a sea route from Tripoli to Naqoura. Its organisers say strong demand has encouraged them to expand, while turning the experience into regular transport remains dependent on operations, ports, safety and licensing.
The Israeli army said two soldiers and two officer-course cadets were injured in separate incidents during military activity in southern Lebanon, as its forces carried out air strikes, artillery shelling and demolition operations in several southern towns and areas amid delays in implementing the framework agreement signed between Lebanon and Israel under US mediation.
