BEIRUT — One person was killed Sunday in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, the Health Ministry said, marking the latest breach of a ceasefire in place since November 2024.

The ministry said the fatality occurred in an attack targeting an area between Al-Sawwaneh and Khirbet Selm in the Bint Jbeil district.

According to the state-run National News Agency (NNA), an Israeli drone fired three missiles at a pickup truck in the area.

NNA also reported low-altitude Israeli drone flights over the Tyre district, Nabatieh province, the Iqlim Al-Tuffah region, and several areas of Bint Jbeil.

Israeli ground forces carried out a combing operation with heavy weaponry on the outskirts of Alma Al-Shaab in Tyre.

Tensions have been escalating in southern Lebanon for weeks, with Israel carrying out near-daily air raids inside Lebanese territory, claiming to target Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure.

More than 4,000 people have been killed and nearly 17,000 wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since the conflict began in October 2023 and expanded into a full-scale offensive in September 2024, according to Lebanese authorities. — Agencies