Israeli drone hits vehicle in Khaldeh on Beirut's southern outskirts

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• An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle in Khaldeh on the southern outskirts of Beirut, hitting the main highway linking the Lebanese capital to southern Lebanon.
• The attack occurred just a few kilometres outside Beirut on a busy route used by civilians travelling between the capital and the south.
• The fate of the vehicle's occupants was not immediately clear.
• The strike comes ahead of a second day of talks between Israeli and Lebanese delegations in Washington, where efforts are continuing to reduce tensions and secure a broader ceasefire arrangement.
• It also follows comments by US President Donald Trump, who said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed not to strike near Beirut and that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah would stop.