A military aircraft has bombed areas on the outskirts of the towns of Deir Seryan and Taybeh in the south, writes Lebanon's state news agency NNA.
Deadly Israeli strikes were also reported on Saturday. According to the Israeli military, several armed Hezbollah members were killed who were said to have been inside Israel's self-proclaimed security zone.
An Israeli soldier has been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, according to Israel, bringing the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in the latest outbreak of war to at least 38.
Disarmament first
Israel, the United States and Lebanon's beleaguered government signed a framework agreement on Friday aimed at achieving peace in Lebanon. According to the agreement, Israel's occupation forces in southern Lebanon, where the population has been displaced and buildings demolished, will leave the country only after the Shiite movement Hezbollah has been disarmed.
Hezbollah, Israel's primary adversary in the war, has rejected the agreement outright. Angry supporters have demonstrated in Beirut. The agreement will not be implemented because it risks internal conflict breaking out, according to a parliamentarian from the movement's political wing.
And our finger remains on the trigger, we will continue on the path of resistance, says parliamentarian Hassan Fadlallah, according to Lebanese media.
Hezbollah's top leader Naim Qassem has described the deal as a great humiliation and a serious mistake by the government. He accuses it of having completely surrendered to Israel by allowing the neighboring country to continue occupying part of Lebanon. Trying to disarm Hezbollah on these terms would be "extremely dangerous," according to Qassem.
Want to see pressure
Goals to disarm influential Hezbollah and make way for Lebanon's regular but relatively weak army have existed for decades, but have not been feasible on the ground.
In a first step in the latest deal, Israel is supposed to withdraw forces from two small areas and hand them over to the army, as a first attempt.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump on Saturday evening. Aoun said he expressed hope that the US would help prevent violations by “putting pressure on Israel” to withdraw forces.
Over the past 50 years, Israel has entered Lebanon with ground forces on seven occasions.
Israel's opponent in Lebanon, the Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah, is a militia and political party. It was founded partly with Iranian help after Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon in the 1980s. It acts as a proxy for Iran in conflicts in the Middle East and has been partly labeled a terrorist organization by the EU and the US.
The long-running conflict flared up again in connection with the Gaza war. In 2024, a ceasefire was reached that required both Hezbollah and Israel to withdraw from a buffer zone in southern Lebanon. The parties accused each other of violating it.
Fighting broke out again in the spring of 2026 when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in response to the country's war with Iran. Israeli ground forces have advanced further into Lebanon, hundreds of thousands have been displaced, and there have been warnings of a permanent Israeli occupation.
