Israeli strikes kill one person in Taybeh, wound another in Beit Leef
An Israeli strike Monday on southern Lebanon killed one person, according to the health ministry, with Israel's military saying it had "eliminated" a Hezbollah commander.
Israel has continued to launch strikes on Lebanon since the November 27 ceasefire that largely halted more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah including two months of all-out war.
The Lebanese health ministry said in a statement that an "Israeli enemy" strike on Monday on the town of Taybeh, near the border, "led to the death of one citizen."
The Israeli military said its forces "eliminated... Hezbollah's artillery commander in the Taybeh area," alleging that during the war, he had "directed and carried out numerous projectile attacks toward the Upper Galilee area" in northern Israel.
Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said the strike hit "in front of a motorcycle repair shop" in the town, in south Lebanon's Marjayoun district.
An Israeli drone later targeted a car in the southern town of Beit Leef wounding its driver, the agency added.
Source: Agence France Presse, Naharnet
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