Three people were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a vehicle near the coastal Lebanese city of Sidon, which Israel said targeted Hezbollah operatives on Monday.

The Lebanese state-run National News Agency said the strike was carried out by an Israeli drone around 10 kilometers (six miles) from the southern coastal city of Sidon and “killed three people who were inside.” The Lebanese Health Ministry reported the same toll.

The IDF said that it had targeted several Hezbollah operatives in the area.

Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah infrastructure or operatives violating the November 2024 ceasefire.

It has also kept troops in five south Lebanon locations that it deems strategic.

Under heavy US pressure and in light of fears of expanded Israeli strikes, Lebanon has committed to disarming Hezbollah and plans to do so south of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers (about 18.5 miles) from the border with Israel, by year’s end.

Israel has questioned the Lebanese military’s effectiveness and has accused Hezbollah of rearming, while the group itself has rejected calls to surrender its weapons.

The latest strikes came after Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives on Friday took part in a meeting of the ceasefire monitoring committee for a second time, having held their first direct talks in decades........

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