Israeli strikes have killed six people in Lebanon, according to the country's National News Agency. Drone attacks killed three people in the towns of Birika and Toul, while Israeli warplanes also struck towns in the south of the country. The previous night, Israel hit the town of Kfarsir, killing three more people.
A 45-day ceasefire remains nominally in force in Lebanon, but Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah have continued to exchange attacks throughout its duration.
Netanyahu orders Beirut strikes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to strike what he described as "terrorist targets in the Dahiyeh area of Beirut." In a post on X, he said the strikes were a response to Hezbollah's "repeated and ongoing violations" of the ceasefire. "In response to the repeated and ongoing violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon by the Hezbollah terrorist organisation, and to the attacks against our cities and citizens, I ordered the Israeli Defence Forces, together with Israeli Defence Minister Katz, to strike terrorist targets in the Dahiyeh area of Beirut," he wrote.
Dahiyeh is a southern suburb of Beirut and a stronghold of Hezbollah. Israeli strikes on the area have been a recurring feature of previous rounds of conflict between Israel and the group.
Sources: Al Jazeera, Reuters
