Escalating violence in southern Lebanon has shattered a fragile US-brokered ceasefire just 24 hours after Israel and Lebanon announced a framework agreement to establish "pilot zones" under Lebanese army control. Israeli airstrikes on Thursday killed nine civilians across eastern and southern Lebanon, including three children and two women, according to the Lebanese health ministry . The attacks came despite a Washington-mediated deal announced Wednesday that both governments had accepted, though Hezbollah immediately rejected the terms.

The Lebanese militant group, which has been the primary target of Israel’s campaign, accused Israel of acting in "bad faith" and vowed to continue fighting. "The negotiations with Israel are shameless," Hezbollah deputy leader Naïm Qassem told reporters in Beirut . Meanwhile, Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari confirmed the death of a tank commander in southern Lebanon on Thursday when an anti-tank missile struck his Merkava IV tank near the village of Zawtar . The incident brings the Israeli death toll in the Lebanon campaign to 28 since late February.

The violence has also claimed international lives. A UN peacekeeper from Serbia was killed and two others wounded in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, according to UN sources cited by multiple outlets . Russia, a key backer of Lebanon’s sovereignty, demanded an immediate Israeli ceasefire and withdrawal of forces, invoking UN Security Council Resolution 1701 .

Hospitals in southern Lebanon are struggling to cope with the surge in casualties. The Jabal Amel hospital in Tyre was damaged in a Monday strike, forcing staff to operate under constant threat. "This war must end today, not tomorrow," a hospital administrator told *Libération* .

The ceasefire framework, announced after talks in Washington, proposed the creation of demilitarized zones monitored by the Lebanese army, but Hezbollah’s rejection has rendered the plan unenforceable. Analysts warn that without a unified Lebanese position, sporadic violence could escalate into a broader confrontation. "The unresolved issues—militia disarmament, IDF withdrawal—are the knots that could unravel this fragile accord," noted *La Repubblica* .

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