the Israeli army abducted Wednesday a municipal council member and a local worker in the southern border village of Kfarshouba, as they were pumping water to the village, the National News Agency said.

The Israeli military later said the two men had approached troops in southern Lebanon and that they were taken to Israel for questioning.

The U.N. rights chief said Wednesday he would send a mission to Lebanon to collect evidence on alleged rights abuses since the war began between Hezbollah and Israel.

"I have agreed with the government of Lebanon to conduct an impartial and independent assessment mission in the country," Volker Turk told journalists, adding: "I will soon be deploying a team to collect information and evidence on alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law, and violations of international humanitarian law and related law committed by the parties to the armed conflict in the country since March 2."

A strike hit a vehicle in the center of the southern coastal city of Sidon on Wednesday, killing two people, as Israeli attacks continue across the country's south.

Other strikes targeted Majdalzoun, Kfar Rumman, Dweir and other towns and villages in south Lebanon, while Hezbollah targeted Israeli troops and equipment in Yohmor-Shqif.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election in the country's upcoming national vote, expected to be held by late October, the 76-year-old leader's Likud party announced Wednesday.

"Prime Minister Netanyahu will run in the next elections and, God Willing, he will win," the party said on Telegram.

President Donald Trump's administration has sought -- with very limited success -- to separate Iran and Lebanon peace talks, while Tehran insists the two are linked, complicating efforts to resolve the intertwined conflicts.

The Iran war began with a joint U.S.-Israeli attack -- though the interests of those two countries' leaders have since diverged -- while Lebanese militant group Hezbollah struck Israel shortly thereafter, sparking a devastating Israeli military response.

Israeli airstrikes on the historic city of Tyre in southern Lebanon and surrounding areas killed 11 people Tuesday amid an Israeli military warning for the entire city to evacuate.

Israel's army said its forces killed a gunman who had managed to infiltrate Israeli territory from Lebanon and opened fire on its troops.

Iran attacked U.S. bases in Jordan and Bahrain on Wednesday, the latest salvo in tit-for-tat strikes with the United States after the downing of a U.S. helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz.

The worst bout of fighting between Washington and Tehran since their April 8 ceasefire has cast further doubt on U.S. President Donald Trump's earlier claim that negotiations were in their "final throes" before reaching an enduring settlement to end the Middle East war.

Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points to spark the San Antonio Spurs over New York 115-111 in the NBA Finals on Monday, snapping the Knicks' 13-game win streak with President Donald Trump booed as he watched.

Members of Palestinian factions including Hamas agreed in principle for Gaza's armed groups to hand over parts of their arsenals to a yet-to-be-created, ad hoc Palestinian entity during talks in Cairo, Palestinian sources told AFP on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said negotiations over a peace deal to end the Middle East war were in their final stages, after Iran and Israel halted attacks that threatened to reignite the months-long conflict.