• Israeli drone strike kills four in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire.
• The victims included a school principal, her mother, a domestic worker, and a Syrian citizen.
• Israel claims to target threats from militants, while criticisms of the attack arise.

An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon on Monday killed four individuals, including three women, according to Lebanese state media. The victims consisted of a school principal, her mother, a foreign domestic worker, and a male Syrian worker, all of whom were reportedly returning from inspecting their family home in Nabatieh al-Fawqa when the attack occurred, as reported by the official National News Agency (NNA) and the BBC.

The Israeli military stated that they conducted the strike after identifying “four suspects” approaching a secured area, perceiving them as a threat. This attack represents the deadliest incident since a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on June 21. Despite claims of targeting Hezbollah militants, both sides have accused one another of violating the ceasefire, according to Al Jazeera and South China Morning Post.

This attack underscores the volatile situation, as Israel has continued intermittent strikes in southern Lebanon, particularly around the Nabatieh region, since the outbreak of hostilities initiated by Hezbollah's response to the killing of Iranian leaders. Lebanese authorities reported that around 4,300 individuals have died from Israeli strikes since March 2, with more than one million people displaced, although over 640,000 have since returned home following the ceasefire agreement, as relayed by Al Jazeera and South China Morning Post.