75-year-old woman found dead in Yaroun by Red Cross and UNIFIL

A 75-year-old Lebanese woman was found dead on Friday in Yaroun, a village located a few kilometers from the border with Israel that has been heavily destroyed in recent months, the mayor of the locality, Ali Tahfeh, told L'Orient Today's correspondent. While a preliminary examination of Najwa Ghasham's remains suggested gunshot wounds, according to the medical examiner's report, the remains had puncture wounds and a fractured leg that could have been caused by an Israeli drone strike on the victim's house.

According to the information at our disposal, Ghasham had refused to leave Yaroun despite regular Israeli strikes and the ground offensive launched on Sept. 30, during which the Israeli army blew up dozens of houses. Her remains were found on Friday by the Lebanese Red Cross and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) after an initial attempt to rescue her about a week ago failed following Israeli gunfire, according to the mayor.

In addition, the Israeli army fired several artillery shells at Aita al-Shaab (Bint Jbeil) in the morning. During the night, it blew up several buildings in Yaroun (Bint Jbeil) and Kfar Kila.

The Israeli army continues to deploy, blow up houses and carry out strikes on south Lebanon and the Bekaa, despite the cease-fire that came into effect just a month ago, on Nov. 27.