Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed 14 people Sunday, the country’s Health Ministry said, marking the deadliest day since a cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah war took effect more than a week ago.
It came as Israel and the Iran-backed group traded fresh accusations of breaching the fragile truce, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the military was "vigorously" targeting Hezbollah and the group vowing to keep responding to "violations."
Israel's military has carried out repeated strikes in Lebanon since the April 17 cease-fire, which was extended for three weeks Thursday, after six weeks of war in which Israel also invaded the country's south.
Israeli troops are operating inside an Israeli-announced "yellow line," which demarcates a ribbon of Lebanese territory around 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep along the length of the border, where residents have been warned not to return.
Lebanon's Health Ministry said the dead Sunday included two women and two children, adding that 37 other people were wounded.
