Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs on June 7 after intercepting Hezbollah rockets, hitting two apartment buildings and killing two people while wounding 20 others, according to Lebanese authorities.
Israel continued military strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday, killing seven people in the city of Tyre, near a hospital, despite a ceasefire agreement signed between the two countries. Hezbollah militia leader rejected the agreement, deeming the negotiations "absurd, humiliating and insulting."
On June 3, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least nine people, according to Lebanon; meanwhile, the Israeli army reported intercepting a "hostile aircraft" in its northern regions. These events precede new talks scheduled to take place in Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered troops to advance deeper into Lebanon on Sunday, resulting in the capture of the Crusader-built Beaufort castle, a strategically important location.
Israeli forces have advanced further north in Lebanon and have crossed the Litani river, a key reference point in Southern Lebanon marking the limit of a UN-monitored zone, as fighting between Israeli troops and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants continues despite a ceasefire.
