17:30 — The Israeli military said it again struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Sunday’s attacks targeted several locations in the south and east of the country, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA). There were casualties in some cases, but the exact number remains unclear.
16:45 — The attacks came despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect on April 17 and was recently extended by several weeks. Hezbollah, for its part, said it continued to shell Israeli positions in southern Lebanon and along the border, including rocket attacks on Sunday against Israeli troops on Lebanese soil.
15:30 — On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike on Sir al-Gharbiyeh in southern Lebanon caused a devastating toll. Lebanon’s health ministry reported 11 dead, including a child and six women, and nine wounded, including four children and a woman. Authorities called the attack a massacre.
14:15 — Before the latest attacks, the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for more than a dozen villages in southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley. An AFP correspondent reported thick plumes of smoke after strikes on Nabatieh and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah in the south.
13:00 — The attacks come amid reports that the US and Iran are close to a peace deal. The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which began on April 17, was recently extended by several weeks but is not holding. Both sides accuse each other of violating the agreement.
Source: www.theguardian.com
