BEIRUT: Israeli raids hit south Lebanon on Thursday as Israel’s military said it was striking Hezbollah targets, a day after Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks in decades. Despite a November 2024 ceasefire that was supposed to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group, Israel has kept up strikes on Lebanon and has also maintained troops in five south Lebanon areas it deems strategic.

BEIRUT: Israeli raids hit south Lebanon on Thursday as Israel’s military said it was striking Hezbollah targets, a day after Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held…

The Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah sites, less than 24 hours after Israel and Lebanon sent civilian envoys to meet.