BEIRUT, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Four members of the Lebanese group Hezbollah were killed Thursday afternoon in a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah positions in eastern and southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese security sources and Hezbollah.
Lebanese security sources confirmed to Xinhua on Friday that the four Hezbollah members were killed in an airstrike that hit a Hezbollah position in the Jarmaq/Al-Aaishiyah axis, which is part of the city of Jezzine, deep in southern Lebanon.
For its part, Hezbollah mourned the four members in separate statements, saying they "rose as martyrs on the path to Jerusalem," without providing further details.
The group identified the fallen as Hassan Sharif Ghamloush, Ali Mohammad Hammoud, Nassif Al-Abed Bahja, and Hassan Mohammad Al-Hershi.
Israeli warplanes carried out 18 airstrikes Thursday afternoon on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa region and the deep south, according to the National News Agency.
A ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel, brokered by the United States and France, has been in effect since Nov. 27, 2024, following over a year of clashes triggered by the war in the Gaza Strip.
Despite the agreement, which required a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon by the Feb. 18 deadline, Israel continues to occupy five positions in the south. It has been carrying out airstrikes in the southern and eastern regions of the country, claiming they are aimed at eliminating Hezbollah "threats." ■
