Israeli attacks kill dozens within days in Lebanon despite ceasefire

Israeli attacks kill dozens within days in Lebanon despite ceasefire5 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSamantha GranvilleBeirutEPALebanon's health ministry says 60 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past four daysIsraeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed 20 people on Sunday, Lebanon's health ministry says - marking one of the deadliest few days there since a ceasefire began just over two weeks ago.It brings to 60 the number of those killed since Thursday, according to the ministry. Israel says it is targeting the armed Shia Islamist group Hezbollah.The Lebanese casualty figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants. However, two of the dead and 14 of the injured are children.Israel says 17 of its soldiers have been killed during the same period and accuses Hezbollah of firing hundreds of rockets and drones. Both sides accuse the other of violations, and diplomatic efforts to halt the fighting have so far failed.On Monday, Israeli Army spokesman Avichay Adraee urged residents in several villages to move at least 1km (0.6 miles) from their homes.The villages are all located outside the "yellow line"- a strip of Israeli-occupied territory extending roughly 10km from the Lebanese-Israeli border, where Israel says it continues to operate against threats, and which it regards as outside the terms of the ceasefire.The Israeli military maintains that the agreement permits it to act against "planned, imminent or ongoing attacks". Lebanese officials dispute that interpretation and accuse Israel of repeated violations.Hezbollah has also acknowledged carrying out a series of attacks, including drone strikes on Israeli soldiers in Naqoura, in the south of Lebanon close to the Israeli border, and rocket fire at troops in Qantara - in the south-east of the country. The group described those attacks as retaliation for Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanese villages. Hezbollah also claimed earlier strikes usi...