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- One person was killed in an Israeli 鈥渄rone strike鈥� on a vehicle in south Lebanon鈥檚 Tyre district
- The Israeli military said in a statement that its forces 鈥渟truck and eliminated... a commander鈥�
BEIRUT: Israel鈥檚 military said it killed a local Hezbollah commander on Saturday in south Lebanon, where authorities reported one dead in the fourth Israeli strike within days despite a November ceasefire.
Lebanon鈥檚 health ministry said one person was killed in an Israeli 鈥渄rone strike鈥� on a vehicle in south Lebanon鈥檚 Tyre district.
An AFP correspondent saw the charred wreckage of a vehicle in Abu Al-Aswad, an area around 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the Israeli border.
The Israeli military said in a statement that its forces 鈥渟truck and eliminated... a commander鈥� involved in 鈥渢he re-establishment of Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure鈥� in south Lebanon.
Israel has continued to launch strikes on its neighbor despite the November 27 truce which sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah militants including two months of full-blown war.
The Israeli military said that 鈥渢he rebuilding of terrorist infrastructure and related activity constitutes a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.鈥�
Earlier this week, the Israeli military said three separate strikes in south Lebanon targeted Hezbollah operatives.
Under the ceasefire, the Iran-backed Hezbollah was to pull back its fighters north of Lebanon鈥檚 Litani River and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure to its south.
Israel was to withdraw all its forces from Lebanon, but it has kept troops in five areas that it deems 鈥渟trategic.鈥�
The Lebanese army has been deploying in the area as Israeli forces have withdrawn and has been dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure there.
At an Arab summit in Baghdad on Saturday, Lebanon鈥檚 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam denounced 鈥渄aily Israeli violations鈥� of Lebanese sovereignty and 鈥渢he ongoing Israeli occupation of positions鈥� in the south.
He said Lebanon was working to 鈥渇ully implement鈥� a United Nations Security Council resolution that formed the basis of the ceasefire.
The resolution says Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers should be the only forces in south Lebanon, and calls for the disarmament of all non-state groups.
Salam again urged international pressure 鈥渢o oblige Israel to stop its attacks and immediately and fully withdraw from all Lebanese territory.鈥�