Blida Raid Kills Municipal Worker; Strikes Kill Four

Israeli strikes and raids in southern Lebanon have intensified in recent days, killing and wounding civilians and stoking fears for the nearly year-old truce with Hezbollah. An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed four people, the Lebanese health ministry said. Separately, an overnight Israeli raid on the border town of Blida entered the municipal building and killed municipal employee Ibrahim Salama/Salameh; the Lebanese army later recovered his body. The IDF said the Blida operation targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, that troops identified a suspect and opened fire after perceiving an immediate threat, and that the shooting is under investigation. The killing prompted local protests — residents burned tyres, blocked a UNIFIL convoy and planned a sit-in — and drew condemnation from Lebanese leaders, who have moved to deploy forces to the southern border amid criticism of UNIFIL and the ceasefire guarantors.