At least 15 killed in latest Israeli strikes, Lebanese media reports
Some more details are emerging on the latest Israeli strikes carried out in Lebanon.
Local media reports that at least six people have been killed in the south of the country and a further nine in the Bekaa Valley - a Hezbollah stronghold in north-eastern Lebanon.
The Arabic newspaper An-Nahar says that three people were killed in the southern Lebanon town of Anquon with another three killed in other locations across the southern area of Nabatieh.
In a separate report, the newspaper says nine members of a Syrian family - including children and the mother, who was Lebanese - were killed in the Bekaa Valley region.
IDF says it has intercepted a drone from the Red Sea
As well as cross-border fire at Israel's northern border, it says it's also facing threats from the south.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said within the last hour that it intercepted a drone coming across the Red Sea, to the south of the country.
Yesterday, they also said they intercepted a missile fired from Yemen by the Houthis - an Iranian-backed rebel group which considers Israel an enemy.
The Reuters and AFP news agencies reported that yesterday's missile had been timed with the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the airport.
Israeli PM hails 'historic turning point' after Nasrallah's death - here's the latest
Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its long-standing leader, Hassan Nasrallah, had been killed after intense Israeli air strikes on Lebanon.
Nasrallah's death is a major escalation in Israel's war with the Lebanese militant group, BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner writes, which has potentially brought the region a step closer to even wider conflict.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, vowed Nasrallah's death would "not go unavenged". Iran, which has backed Hezbollah both financially and militarily, declared several days of public mourning, as did Lebanon and Iraq.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Nasrallah's death, which came after Israel on Friday attacked what it said was Hezbollah’s central headquarters in Beirut, as a "historic turning point". He said that by killing Nasrallah, Israel had "settled the score".
US President Joe Biden said Nasrallah's death was a "measure of justice" for his victims, but that Washington would keep working to de-escalate the conflict. "It's time for a ceasefire now," he told reporters.
Meanwhile, Israel's military says it carried out "dozens" of raids on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in the past few hours.
We'll continue to bring you the latest developments and analysis, so stay with us.
'Dozens' of Hezbollah targets attacked - IDF
In a statement posted on Telegram on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces said the targets included projectile launchers aimed toward Israel.
The strikes targeted "buildings where weapons and military structures of the organisation were stored," according to the statement.
Israel has attacked "hundreds" of Hezbollah targets in the last day, it added.
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