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Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 20 people in southern Lebanon, including a rescue worker, according to Lebanese media, although to stop the fire between Israel and Hezbollah.
A Lebanese Ministry of Health report said an Israeli airstrike killed four people, including two women, and injured eight others in the town of Toura in the Tire district on Friday.
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The National News Agency (NNA) of Lebanon said that rescue operations are still underway to search for the missing girl under the rubble.
It also said that the Lebanese Red Cross teams recovered the bodies of two boys who went missing following Israeli air strikes on Thursday in the town of Blat in the Marjayoun district.
According to NNA, Israeli strikes also hit the districts of Nabatieh, Bint Jbeil and Sidon, among others on Friday. Several people are said to have been killed in various towns and villages.
The Israeli army also targeted a vehicle on the road connecting Kfarchuba and Kfarhamam in Hasbaya district, killing a member of the civil defense, the General Directorate of Civil Defense said.
Avichay Adraee, a spokesman for the Israeli army in the Arabic language, said that residents of the towns and villages of Nmairiyeh, Tayr Felsay, Hallousiyyeh, Upper Hallousiyyeh, Toura and Maarakeh were asked to leave as they issued an order to move to southern Lebanon.
Fighting between Hezbollah and the Israeli army continues despite a cease-fire since April 17, with Israel maintaining a demarcation line along the border.
The Israeli military said a Hezbollah drone strike in northern Israel wounded two soldiers, one “critically”. Another drone attack wounded one soldier in southern Lebanon controlled by the Israeli army.
The Lebanese army said it carried out several attacks in the past 24 hours against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah says they were responding to Israel’s violation of the so-called ceasefire.
Hezbollah fired rockets at a military base in northern Israel, targeting an army vehicle in the town of Deir Siryan, as well as Israeli soldiers on the road to Adshit al-Qusayr.
Al Jazeera’s Obaida Hitto, from Tyre, said military operations appear to have intensified in the past 12 hours.
The reporter said: “We’ve seen planes being shot at all day along the coast. It’s been a big increase compared to the last few days.”
Lebanon’s health ministry says 2,759 people have been killed and 8,512 injured since the violence began on March 2.
Negotiations are underway between Israel and Lebanon
A the second part of the discussion between Israel and Lebanon is expected to be held in Washington on May 14 and 15. The the first round in mid-April it led to the US ending the war,
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with former ambassador Simon Karam on Friday. He will lead a delegation flying to Washington for talks. In his statement, Aoun said they discussed “preparations for a meeting to be held next Thursday in Washington between the representatives of Lebanon, America and Israel”.
Speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Beirut wanted to “strengthen” the ceasefire ahead of talks with Israel.
“We will talk about stopping the terrorist attacks, freeing the prisoners, and setting a time to withdraw from the talks, allow the return of refugees and rebuild,” said Salam, adding that the government sees the talks as an opportunity to end “the conflict between Lebanon and Israel”.
Lebanon “needs American assurances that will help restore Lebanon’s sovereignty and integrity,” he said, adding that the government would be “the only negotiating party on its behalf”.
Salam said the government remains “committed to restricting arms to the government itself” – a comment that reflects Hezbollah’s military strength.
Lebanon’s population and politicians are deeply divided over negotiations with Israel. Hezbollah and its supporters oppose direct negotiations, they prefer direct negotiations, while the Lebanese government is subject to the US and Israel for direct negotiations.
Forcing the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah by force is increasing internal conflicts in a country that ended a 15-year civil war in 1990. The Lebanese army is trying to regain the power it lost in November 2024, after Israel severely damaged and killed its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
