BEIRUT: An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed one person on Tuesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, with a security source reporting a second deadly strike near Beirut and Israel saying it had targeted Hezbollah operatives.

Despite a November 2024 ceasefire that was supposed to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, Israel has kept up strikes on Lebanon and has also maintained troops in five southern areas it deems strategic.

A Lebanese security source told AFP that a strike on a truck near the town of Siblin, around 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Beirut, killed one person and wounded four others.

An AFP photographer saw a damaged goods truck with rescuers and army personnel deployed at the scene.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Lebanese health ministry reported that an "Israeli enemy strike" on a vehicle in Odaisseh near the border with Israel killed one person.

In separate statements, the Israeli army said it targeted two Hezbollah members, without giving additional details.

On Sunday, Israeli strikes killed three people in separate parts of Lebanon according to the health ministry, with Israel saying it killed Hezbollah members.

Around 340 people have been killed by Israeli attacks on Lebanon since the ceasefire agreement went into force, according to an AFP tally of health ministry reports.

Israel usually says the strikes target Hezbollah members and infrastructure, and aim to stop the group from rearming.

Tuesday's attacks come as the ceasefire monitoring committee, which includes France and the United States, is set to meet later this week.

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