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SIDON, LEBANON (NOV. 20, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF FUNERAL CEREMONY FOR 13 VICTIMS KILLED IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON REFUGEE CAMP IN SIDON DESPITE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT / COFFINS BEING CARRIED / RELATIVES BIDDING FAREWELL TO VICTIMS

SIDON, LEBANON - NOV. 20: Funerals were held on Thursday, Nov. 20, for 13 people killed in an Israeli airstrike two days earlier on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, despite a ceasefire agreement.

The bodies of the Lebanese victims were taken to Sirub and Derb al-Sim cemeteries for burial.

The Israeli army claimed that the attack targeted Hamas members inside the center. It alleged that the targeted facility was being used to plot attacks against Israel. The Palestinian group denied the Israeli claims.

The Ain al-Hilweh strike came shortly after two earlier Israeli drone attacks in southern Lebanon. According to local reports, two Israeli drones struck separate vehicles in the city of Bint Jbeil and the town of Blida, killing two people.

The Israeli army alleged Wednesday that it eliminated two Hezbollah members in the vehicle attacks, claiming the two were "involved in reestablishment activities for Hezbollah," and "observed gathering intelligence on the Israeli army."

Tensions have been mounting in southern Lebanon for weeks, with the Israeli army intensifying near-daily air raids inside Lebanese territory, allegedly targeting Hezbollah members and infrastructure.

The Israeli army has killed more than 4,000 people and injured nearly 17,000 in its attacks on Lebanon, which began in October 2023 and turned into a full-scale offensive in September 2024.

Under a ceasefire declared in November 2024, the Israeli army was supposed to withdraw from southern Lebanon this January, but instead only partially pulled out and continues to maintain a military presence at five border outposts.