BEIRUT: Lebanon said Israeli strikes killed four people in the country’s south on Tuesday as Israel said it intercepted Hezbollah rockets and launched raids, despite a US-Iran deal that includes Lebanon.
Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said Israeli drone strikes targeted two vehicles in the town of Mayfadoun and another in nearby Shukeen, both in the Nabatieh area, “leading to an initial toll of four dead” and others wounded.
The Israeli military said it conducted a strike in south Lebanon after it “identified a suspicious vehicle” where its soldiers were operating, without specifying where.
It also said its forces intercepted several rockets fired at Israeli soldiers in south Lebanon, following which the air force “struck and dismantled” a launcher.
Hezbollah has so far not issued any statements on Tuesday claiming attacks on Israeli targets in south Lebanon.
While violence declined in Lebanon after the US-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war was announced on Monday, Israeli strikes on the south have now killed at least five people since, according to the NNA.
The reduction in violence has allowed some south Lebanon residents to return and inspect their towns and villages, but the Lebanese army has urged locals to delay their return, citing “the risk of Israeli violations and attacks”.