A new Israeli attack shook southern Lebanon on September 21, 2025, when a drone killed five civilians in Bint Jbeil, including three children and their father, all American citizens according to Lebanese authorities. The prime minister and speaker of parliament described the act as a flagrant crime and a message of intimidation, pointing to the deaths of innocents as part of a systematic campaign.
The official Lebanese statements left no room for doubt: the bombing hit a motorcycle and a family vehicle, also injuring the children’s mother. The government emphasized that Israel has been systematically violating the ceasefire agreed upon at the end of 2024, with frequent attacks that have increased the number of civilian casualties. Each military incursion is barely justified under the pretext of hitting Hezbollah positions, while the tragedy for the population deepens.
From the East, international reactions were swift. China’s foreign ministry demanded a comprehensive ceasefire before the UN Assembly, calling the Israeli offensive a humanitarian catastrophe and a grave violation of international law. The Turkish president joined in, warning that Israel’s massacres will top the international agenda and calling for coordinated diplomatic pressure.
In the West, the governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia responded by recognizing the State of Palestine, as a way to keep the two-state solution alive and to pressure for an immediate end to Israel’s military campaign. This political decision is paired with urgent calls to resume negotiations and halt the offensives on Gaza and Lebanon.
The Israeli army admitted to the deaths of civilians in this attack but maintained the logic of eliminating threats, justifying the intervention as targeting alleged Hezbollah members. At the same time, the Israeli government reaffirmed it will not allow the creation of a Palestinian state and defended its strategy of imposing peace by force.
All this shows that Israel has not respected the ceasefire. The attacks continue and civilian casualties rise, including American citizens, in an escalation that persists in defiance of international pressure and legal agreements. The crime committed in Bint Jbeil, and the constant denunciations from Lebanese public figures, reflect a repeated pattern of disregard for agreements and international law, while the offensive against civilians persists and the global community observes the same tragedy unfold day after day.
