Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 20 people yesterday, Lebanese Civil Defence said, hours after a ceasefire with Hizbollah took effect, with Israel saying it was responding to projectiles fired by the group.
Lebanon’s National News Agency said Israeli warplanes and drones had hit multiple locations in the south and the Bekaa Valley.
An Israeli military official said Hizbollah had fired more than 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon overnight, prompting strikes on what the official said were ‘Hizbollah targets’.
The Israeli military, which has occupied swathes of southern Lebanon, said it remained committed to the truce in accordance with political directives and would respond decisively to any attacks on Israeli civilians or troops.
Hizbollah also said it remained committed to the ceasefire but would respond to any attempt by Israel to ‘seize territory or expand its occupation’.
One of the deadliest Israeli strikes hit a three-storey residential building in the southern town of Barish in the Tyre district, killing a father, a mother and their two children, a town official said.
The Lebanese army said an Israeli strike had killed a soldier on the Kfarrumman-Nabatieh road.
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