Three civilians were killed in two separate vehicle-targeted attacks carried out hours apart in southern Lebanon.

Two Lebanese civilians were martyred in an Israeli drone strike that deliberately targeted a civilian car on the Kfar Tebnit–Ali al-Taher road in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health confirmed.

Earlier the same day, Lebanese journalist Ali Noureddine was assassinated when an Israeli drone struck his vehicle in the southern city of Tyre. Hours later, another Israeli drone targeted a car on Tyre’s main road, in a crowded area near a commercial center, killing its passenger and spreading fear among civilians going about their daily lives. With the killing of Noureddine, the number of Lebanese media professionals assassinated by the Israeli occupation in Lebanon has risen to 20, underscoring a systematic campaign targeting journalists and silencing the truth.

Israeli violations continued throughout the day. An Israeli surveillance drone dropped two sound bombs near a newly established Lebanese Army position in the Khallat al-Mahafir area near the town of Odaisseh, in a clear act of intimidation. A third sound bomb was dropped on a marble factory along the Odaisseh–Markaba road, targeting civilian economic activity.

At the same time, Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on the Louaizeh Heights. On Sunday evening, Israeli aircraft launched a series of raids on the Reihan Heights, the al-Jabbour area—part of the same region—and Wadi Burghuz, accompanied by intense low-altitude flights designed to terrorize residents. Those attacks killed two Lebanese citizens and wounded six others.

From Beirut to the south and the Bekaa Valley, Lebanese civilians continue to endure relentless Israeli violations. These include constant air and drone activity, repeated airstrikes, daily shelling of civilian areas, and the deliberate targeting of reconstruction efforts, preventing hundreds of displaced families from returning to their homes. Israeli drones now hover almost continuously over Lebanese airspace, violating sovereignty and spreading fear among the population.

In response to the ongoing aggression, the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it has formally filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council and the UN Secretary-General through Lebanon’s Permanent Mission in New York.

The complaint includes three detailed tables documenting daily Israeli violations during October, November, and December 2025. According to official figures, Israeli violations reached 542 in October, 691 in November, and 803 in December, bringing the total to 2,036 violations in just three months.

The Foreign Ministry stressed that these acts constitute blatant breaches of Lebanese sovereignty, clear violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and a flagrant disregard for the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on November 27, 2024.

Lebanon urged the UN Security Council to take immediate and decisive action to compel Israel to fully implement the provisions of Resolution 1701, including an immediate and comprehensive cessation of hostilities, withdrawal from the five remaining occupied points in southern Lebanon, a complete retreat beyond internationally recognized borders, an end to all ongoing violations and threats against Lebanon’s sovereignty and political independence, and the release of all Lebanese detainees held by Israel. Lebanon also called for an immediate halt to attacks on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which continues to operate under increasingly dangerous conditions.

The Ministry reaffirmed Lebanon’s full commitment to its obligations under Resolution 1701 and the ceasefire agreement. It recalled that the Lebanese Cabinet approved a five-phase national plan in September 2025 granting the Lebanese Army exclusive authority over arms across the country.

The first phase of the plan has already been successfully implemented, with the Lebanese Army extending state authority south of the Litani River, except in areas still occupied by Israel. The remaining phases will cover the region between the Litani and Awwali rivers, Beirut and Mount Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and the rest of Lebanon.

The Ministry concluded by reaffirming Lebanon’s readiness to engage in serious talks to end the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon and halt the ongoing aggression, while reiterating its commitment to the 1949 Armistice Agreement and the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, even as Israeli violations of Resolution 1701 and obstruction of the Cessation of Hostilities Monitoring Committee continue unchecked. (ILKHA)