Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it said targeted the militant group Hezbollah on Friday, hours before the two countries' envoys were set to meet for a second day of peace talks…

The strikes came a day before planned US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel in Washington.

While Lebanon is seeking to consolidate a ceasefire in the latest war and to obtain the withdrawal of Israeli troops, Israel wants to ensure Hezbollah is disarmed.