Israeli strikes hit several towns in southern Lebanon on Saturday morning local time, killing at least five people, Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported, despite Israel and Hezbollah renewing their truce Friday.
Strikes and artillery fire were reported across Nabatieh district, destroying homes and residential buildings, according to NNA.
Three people were killed after Israeli jets struck the town of Arab Salim at around 6:30 a.m. local time, NNA reported. One person was killed in a strike on the town of Deir al-Zahrani and another killed when a drone struck a motorcycle in the town of al-Dweir at around 7:30 am, the news agency reported.
A source told CNN that Israel and Hezbollah’s new ceasefire was expected to begin at 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) on Friday.
The latest truce agreement was reached after the two sides traded deadly fire on Friday, imperiling negotiations to reach a final peace deal between the United States and Iran. The Israeli military killed at least 47 people in Lebanon on Friday, according to the Lebanese health ministry, making it the second deadliest day since hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah flared in early March.
Israel and Lebanon are expected to participate in another round of diplomatic meetings in Washington next week.
