At least five people were killed in Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks across southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanese state media — just hours after a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group officially took hold.
Lebanon’s state news agency NNA reported that Israeli warplanes and drones launched multiple strikes throughout the Nabatieh region, hitting residential buildings and homes during the overnight hours and into Saturday morning. Israeli artillery also bombarded Nabatieh and surrounding areas before dawn.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was reached on Friday following a sharp escalation in violence in Lebanon, a U.S. official confirmed. A senior Israeli official and two Hezbollah sources separately verified the agreement to Reuters. According to the U.S. official, the truce was set to take effect at 4 p.m. local time — 1300 GMT — on Friday.
