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Several people have reportedly been killed by Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, less than 24 hours after a new ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was announced.

Officials in the Nabatieh district said attacks had killed 16 people and injured at least a dozen more, after Israeli warplanes, drones, and artillery targeted numerous areas.

The Israeli military said it struck "Hezbollah terrorist targets" after the group fired over 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in the region.

Washington has criticised Israel's ongoing operations in Lebanon, which was drawn into the US-Iran war when Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed Iran's supreme leader.

Washington also fears that the continuing tensions between Israel and Lebanon could undermine the US peace deal with Iran, which includes a commitment to end fighting on "all fronts" including Lebanon.

US envoy, Steve Witkoff, is reported to be heading to Switzerland for initial talks with Iran to help cement the agreement.

While it may have helped prevent a wider regional escalation for the time being, the deal leaves unresolved the central disputes at the heart of the conflict, including Israel's military presence in southern Lebanon and the future of Hezbollah's weapons.

A Hezbollah official told the BBC it does not recognise the ceasefire that was announced by US officials on Friday afternoon, and it rejects the Israeli objective to operate freely inside Lebanon.

Senior Hezbollah official Hassan Fadlallah said his group had the right to respond to Israeli attacks.

"What concerns us is that the enemy fully and comprehensively respects the ceasefire, and doesn't attempt to attack our country and villages or seek to occupy any new position," he said, as quoted in Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA).

Earlier on Friday, Lebanon's health ministry said 47 people were killed and 97 wounded in Israeli air strikes, while the Israeli military said four of its soldiers were also killed.

Ali, a Red Cross first responder in Nabatieh, told the BBC that it was "the most intense night" he can remember.

Those strikes came a day after the US and Iranian presidents signed an initial peace deal aiming to end the war, including in Lebanon, with immediate effect, but strikes continued.

The consequences of the ongoing fighting are visible across southern Lebanon.

At hospitals in the south, exhausted doctors continue treating the wounded, while emergency workers increasingly find themselves on recovery missions rather than rescue operations.

At Najdi Hospital in Nabatieh, ambulances bypass the emergency room and head straight to the morgue. Ali says there is no more room inside, and through the doorway, bodies in white bags can be seen laid out on the floor.

Many residents had returned to their villages after previous ceasefires and temporary truces, believing the worst of the fighting was behind them.

"The problem is that we got used to it," Ali says. "I have been with the Red Cross for more than 30 years, and deaths now are only a number for us."

The two countries first agreed to a ceasefire in April, but this failed to stop the fighting.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to intensify its strikes on Hezbollah and advance deeper into Lebanon, after Hezbollah struck communities in northern Israel with drone and rocket attacks.

Ceasefire commitments have been repeatedly renewed since then, but followed by airstrikes and attacks from both sides.

Netanyahu has been under domestic pressure to continue military action against Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Shia Muslim political and military group in Lebanon.

Hezbollah has vowed to continue its attacks while Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon persists.

Earlier this week, the White House criticised the Israeli government's military operation in Lebanon, saying it risks scuppering the peace deal. But speaking on Friday as he unveiled a new Air Force One jet, President Donald Trump praised Netanyahu, calling him a "warrior".

Lebanon was drawn into this conflict in march, when Hezbollah launched rockets and drones into Israel. In response, Israel launched a bombing campaign across Lebanon. It is occupying around 5% of the country's territory in the south, with the aim of driving back Hezbollah fighters from its northern border.

Around a million people remain displaced, while dozens of communities in the south have been completely destroyed.

Mattswaggz:
When I first saw the 14 point peace plan between the US and Iran which included ceasefire in Lebanon without getting Israel directly involved and committed to the idea I knew they were as good as wasting their time........Israel hardly gets tired of fighting and unlike in the US where the political pressure is all about prices of energy and suing for peace....in Israel, the political pressure will be to deal with those it views as enemies BRUTALLY....as far as these guys have the ability to still throw drones,rockets and remain a security towards Israel....Israel will hardly get tired of dealing with them.

If Trump wants to make peace with Iran he should do it without involving Israel because they're willing to fight to the deaath and they won't rest until they see whom they view as enemies destroyed and they aren't ready to have anyone dictate to them what to do in this case.....so any peace deal imposing upon Israel what to do will hardly hold water except if they decide to sue for peace on their own.

orisa37:
US AND IRAN ON HORMUZ SHOULD NOT INVOLVE ISRAEL.
HEZBOLLAH IS NOT A STATE. IT IS A GROUP TERRORISING NON ARAB STATES THAT IRAN WANTS TO ELIMINATE.
IT IS A SATANIC GROUP AND ANY PERSON , GROUP OR STATE CAN FIGHT HEZBOLLAH ANYWHERE IT IS FOUND.

Mattswaggz:
When I first saw the 14 point peace plan between the US and Iran which included ceasefire in Lebanon without getting Israel directly involved and committed to the idea I knew they were as good as wasting their time........Israel hardly gets tired of fighting and unlike in the US where the political pressure is all about prices of energy and suing for peace....in Israel, the political pressure will be to deal with those it views as enemies BRUTALLY....as far as these guys have the ability to still throw drones,rockets and remain a security towards Israel....Israel will hardly get tired of dealing with them.

If Trump wants to make peace with Iran he should do it without involving Israel because they're willing to fight to the deaath and they won't rest until they see whom they view as enemies destroyed and they aren't ready to have anyone dictate to them what to do in this case.....so any peace deal imposing upon Israel what to do will hardly hold water except if they decide to sue for peace on their own.

Mattswaggz:
When I first saw the 14 point peace plan between the US and Iran which included ceasefire in Lebanon without getting Israel directly involved and committed to the idea I knew they were as good as wasting their time........Israel hardly gets tired of fighting and unlike in the US where the political pressure is all about prices of energy and suing for peace....in Israel, the political pressure will be to deal with those it views as enemies BRUTALLY....as far as these guys have the ability to still throw drones,rockets and remain a security towards Israel....Israel will hardly get tired of dealing with them.

If Trump wants to make peace with Iran he should do it without involving Israel because they're willing to fight to the deaath and they won't rest until they see whom they view as enemies destroyed and they aren't ready to have anyone dictate to them what to do in this case.....so any peace deal imposing upon Israel what to do will hardly hold water except if they decide to sue for peace on their own.

Mattswaggz:
When I first saw the 14 point peace plan between the US and Iran which included ceasefire in Lebanon without getting Israel directly involved and committed to the idea I knew they were as good as wasting their time........Israel hardly gets tired of fighting and unlike in the US where the political pressure is all about prices of energy and suing for peace....in Israel, the political pressure will be to deal with those it views as enemies BRUTALLY....as far as these guys have the ability to still throw drones,rockets and remain a security towards Israel....Israel will hardly get tired of dealing with them.

If Trump wants to make peace with Iran he should do it without involving Israel because they're willing to fight to the deaath and they won't rest until they see whom they view as enemies destroyed and they aren't ready to have anyone dictate to them what to do in this case.....so any peace deal imposing upon Israel what to do will hardly hold water except if they decide to sue for peace on their own.

ScamDemicEra:
.... make America withdraw monetary and weapon support -I wan check something !!!

Mattswaggz:




If Trump wants to make peace with Iran he should do it without involving Israel because they're willing to fight to the deaath and they won't rest until they see whom they view as enemies destroyed and they aren't ready to have anyone dictate to them what to do in this case.....so any peace deal imposing upon Israel what to do will hardly hold water except if they decide to sue for peace on their own.

Originalsly:
Who Israel sees as the enemy? ... is it not Iran? ... didn't they begin the war by attacking Iran? .. and having the US join them? Instead of fighting to the death they ran away instead... clearly telling Trump their soldiers will not be going to fight the Iranians. Isn't that cowardice? Instead they open a new war front in Lebanon... bombing out Southern Lebanon to clear land for the Greater Israel but using Hezbollah as an excuse . Why leave fighting Iran the head to go fight the proxies? Cowards everywhere . Those people are evil.... Christians supporting Satan!

UrVillageChief:
Funnily, Netanyahu is seen as being too weak in Israel right now😂
This is the country I wish to be a citizen of.
Noticed how the media conspicuously left out the part that states that the recent strikes were in retaliation to Hezbollah's attacks on Israeli troops earlier? No, they won't talk about it until Israel strikes back. Going by the narratives flying around and the statements of that mumu Trump and Hegseth, one would think it's a one-sided attack. One would think Hezbollah hasn't been killing the Israelis.
Would Trump be saying all this nonsensic talk if it was the US mainland that Hezbollah was launching rockets into? Would they be asking for a ceasefire if the US soldiers were the ones being killed by some ragtag gunmen in Lebanon?
Didn't Iran even deny sponsoring terrorists in the past? Why are they now suddenly interested in what's going on with a known terrorist organization in Lebanon? 😂

UrVillageChief:
Funnily, Netanyahu is seen as being too weak in Israel right now😂
This is the country I wish to be a citizen of.
Noticed how the media conspicuously left out the part that states that the recent strikes were in retaliation to Hezbollah's attacks on Israeli troops earlier? No, they won't talk about it until Israel strikes back. Going by the narratives flying around and the statements of that mumu Trump and Hegseth, one would think it's a one-sided attack. One would think Hezbollah hasn't been killing the Israelis.
Would Trump be saying all this nonsensic talk if it was the US mainland that Hezbollah was launching rockets into? Would they be asking for a ceasefire if the US soldiers were the ones being killed by some ragtag gunmen in Lebanon?
Didn't Iran even deny sponsoring terrorists in the past? Why are they now suddenly interested in what's going on with a known terrorist organization in Lebanon? 😂