Hugo Bachega,Middle East correspondentAnd
Tabby Wilson,BBC News
EPA
At least 10 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon, according to state media.
A senior Hezbollah official was among those killed, the Iran-backed militant group said in a statement.
The Israeli military said it was targeting sites belonging to the group in the Bekaa Valley, which it said was “a violation of agreements between Israel and Lebanon.”
These strikes are among the deadliest in Lebanon since a ceasefire ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah in November 2024.
The Bekaa attack came hours after an Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon.
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Two people were killed in the attack on the densely populated camp, located on the outskirts of the port city of Sidon.
Israel has carried out almost daily strikes against Lebanon since the ceasefire took effect in November 2024, after 13 months of conflict.
Under the first phase of the deal, negotiated by the United States and France, Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters were to leave southern Lebanon.
Following the discussions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement saying the meeting “took place in a good atmosphere” and that “it was agreed that ideas would be formulated to advance possible economic cooperation between Israel and Lebanon.”
He also said that Israeli envoys “clarified that the disarmament of Hezbollah is obligatory, regardless of the progress of economic cooperation.”
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam was more cautious, saying Lebanon remained “far away” from diplomatic normalization with Israel and that talks were focused on “defusing tensions.”
The group is considered a terrorist organization by Israel and many other countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States.
