Israeli strikes kill 2 in south Lebanon
BEIRUT: Israeli strikes in south Lebanon on Thursday killed two people, the Lebanese health ministry said, with the Israeli army saying its raids targeted Hezbollah operatives.
In statements carried by the official National News Agency, Lebanon's health ministry said a man wounded 'in an Israeli enemy drone strike targeting his bulldozer' and another injured in a strike on a motorcycle both died in hospital.
The Israeli military said in a statement that its forces 'eliminated... a commander in Hezbollah's Radwan Force' in the Baraasheet area, referring to the Iran-backed group's elite unit, and an operative from 'Hezbollah's observation force' in Beit Lif.
Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon, particularly in the south, since a November 27 ceasefire meant to end over a year of hostilities that left Hezbollah severely weakened.
Under the ceasefire deal, Hezbollah was to pull its fighters back north of the Litani river, some 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the Israeli border, leaving the Lebanese army and United Nations peacekeepers as the only armed parties in the area.
Israel was required to fully withdraw its troops but has kept them in five locations in south Lebanon that it deems strategic.
On Tuesday, the health ministry said three people were killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in south Lebanon's Nabatiyeh district.
The Israeli military said it killed the head of a currency exchange firm who worked with Hezbollah to transfer funds for the Iran-backed group's 'terrorist activities'.
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