2 killed, 5 injured in Israeli airstrikes on southern, Mount Lebanon

This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2025 shows soldiers from the Lebanese army standing in front of a truck that was targeted by an Israeli drone in Sebline, Lebanon. Two people were killed and five others injured Tuesday afternoon in Israeli airstrikes targeting vehicles in southern Lebanon and the Chouf area of Mount Lebanon, according to official and security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and five others injured Tuesday afternoon in Israeli airstrikes targeting vehicles in southern Lebanon and the Chouf area of Mount Lebanon, according to official and security sources.

Lebanon's National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone struck a car between the villages of Markaba and Adaisseh in southern Lebanon's border area. Another drone attack hit a pickup truck in Sebline village of Chouf district.

The Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health said the strike on the Adaisseh/Markaba road killed one person, while the strike in Sebline killed one and injured five others.

A Lebanese army intelligence source told Xinhua that three missiles were used in the Sebline strike.

The Israeli military confirmed in a statement that it carried out two airstrikes on Tuesday, targeting two people it described as Hezbollah members.

The attacks were the latest in a series of Israeli strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire that took effect in November 2024. Israel said the strikes targeted Hezbollah "threats," and its army has maintained forces at five key positions along the border after its withdrawal deadline expired on Feb. 18. ■

This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2025 shows soldiers from the Lebanese army standing in front of a truck that was targeted by an Israeli drone in Sebline, Lebanon. Two people were killed and five others injured Tuesday afternoon in Israeli airstrikes targeting vehicles in southern Lebanon and the Chouf area of Mount Lebanon, according to official and security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2025 shows soldiers from the Lebanese army standing in front of a truck that was targeted by an Israeli drone in Sebline, Lebanon. Two people were killed and five others injured Tuesday afternoon in Israeli airstrikes targeting vehicles in southern Lebanon and the Chouf area of Mount Lebanon, according to official and security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)