Israeli intensified air strikes across southern Lebanon, targeting multiple towns in the Nabatieh, Tyre, and Bint Jbeil districts, according to official media reports on Friday.
The attacks come despite a third round of US-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon that wrapped up on Thursday after a full day of negotiations at the State Department. The talks are set to continue on Friday, a senior State Department official told Anadolu. Two rounds were held on April 14 and 23 as a prelude to peace negotiations.
On Friday, Israeli fighter jets struck the town of Froun in the Bint Jbeil district, while artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of Qlaileh and Borj Qlaouiyeh before dawn, Lebanon’s official news agency NNA said.
An Israeli drone also carried out a morning strike on an open area in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, while Israeli aircraft launched another raid on the town of Qsaybeh around 6:30 am local time (0330 GMT).
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Separately, the agency reported that Israeli reconnaissance drones were flying over Beirut and its suburbs.
During the night, Israeli aircraft carried out a series of strikes on the Marj al-Safa area in Choukine and on Nabatieh al-Fawqa, destroying an entire neighbourhood that included the Nabatieh al-Fawqa municipality building and several residential structures.
