Israeli airstrikes target Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, leaving one dead

At slightest 1 personification was killed and 8 others were injured successful an Israeli airstrike adjacent nan confederate Lebanese metropolis of Nabatieh, according to nan country's wellness ministry.

Israel's subject said it targeted Hezbollah's infrastructure, including weapons and underground tunnels.

Israel besides accused Hezbollah of regrouping and maintaining its infrastructure, violating a US-arranged ceasefire from November.

Hezbollah did not instantly respond to nan strikes, which happened amid increasing calls for nan Lebanese authorities to disarm nan militant group.

Hezbollah says it will support its arms while Israel controls portion of confederate Lebanon and continues its strikes connected nan country.

Israel still controls 5 hilltop points connected Lebanese territory pursuing its crushed penetration past year.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met pinch officials successful nan northeastern metropolis of Baalbek, which took a important deed from nan conflict that killed 4,000 people. Salam told reporters, "The authorities has not and will not spare immoderate effort to expedite nan Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory,".

Hezbollah claims it has mostly disarmed southbound of nan Litani River, but Israel accuses nan group of attempting to regroup.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that nationalist institutions successful nan area were closed aft nan attacks, pinch families rushing to schools to cod their children.

Despite a ceasefire that took effect successful November, Israeli strikes person continued. Israel has targeted confederate Beirut 3 times pursuing 2 rocket attacks from confederate Lebanon, which nan Hamas militants — who power nan Gaza Strip — allegedly launched successful March.

Under nan 2006 ceasefire agreement, some Israel and Hezbollah were meant to retreat from confederate Lebanon beneath nan Litani River, leaving it nether nan power of nan Lebanese subject and UN peacekeepers.

This statement was intended to yet screen nan remainder of nan country, aiming to disarm each non-state groups, including Hezbollah, and extremity Israel’s subject presence.

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