Israel says has killed 15 Hezbollah members this month

Israel said it has killed 15 Hezbollah members since the start of November, as it launched further strikes on Lebanon.

The Israeli military launched multiple attacks on Monday, hitting the south and east of the country, while at least one person was killed according to the Lebanese health ministry.

The Israeli military said that it had killed Samir Ali Faqih, whom it accused of smuggling weapons for Hezbollah.

It said it had killed two more people on Sunday and that "these terrorists are in addition to the 12 Hezbollah terrorists eliminated since the beginning of the month".

Israel has intensified its strikes on Lebanon, accusing the Iran-backed Hezbollah group of rearming, nearly a year into a ceasefire that brought an end to their most recent war.

On Monday, the Israeli military said it struck the Bekaa area in eastern Lebanon and the Nabatiyeh area of southern Lebanon. Both are Hezbollah strongholds.

The military said that in Nabatiyeh it hit a Hezbollah site with "weapons aimed at the State of Israel" while in Bekaa it struck "strategic weapons production and a storage site".

It said "Hezbollah continues to attempt rehabilitation of its terror assets across Lebanon".

Lebanon's National News Agency reported several strikes in mountainous areas of Nabatiyeh around midday and two others in the Anti-Lebanon mountain range in the east, near the Syrian border.

The Lebanese health ministry said Monday "an Israeli strike on a car in the area of Baissariyeh killed one person".

An AFP journalist saw a bombed-out car on the road linking the cities of Sidon and Tyre, with traffic piling up as rescuers worked to retrieve the remains.

Despite a ceasefire in place since November 2024, Israel has kept up attacks on Lebanon, where it continues to hold five military positions.