Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill at least 19 as clashes with Hezbollah continue despite ceasefire

Key points

• Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s health ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite a fragile, US-brokered ceasefire.
• Israel’s military did not immediately comment on the casualties or specific incidents, but said that between Monday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon, it had targeted more than 25 sites of Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
• The Israel-Hezbollah latest fighting began on 2 March, with the Lebanese militant group firing rockets at Israel, two days after the US and Israel attacked Iran.
• In Beirut, the government said a single strike on the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr in the coastal Tyre province killed 10 people, including three children and three women.
• Three were wounded, including a child.