At least 10 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon - state media

28 minutes agoHugo Bachega,Middle East correspondentandTabby Wilson,BBC NewsEPAAt least 10 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on eastern Lebanon, according to state media. A senior Hezbollah official was among those killed, the Iranian-backed militant group said in a statement.Israel's military said it was targeting sites that belonged to the group in the Bekaa Valley, which it alleged constituted "a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon".The strikes are among the deadliest in Lebanon since a ceasefire ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah in November 2024.The Bekaa attack came hours after an Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon. In a statement shared to X, the Israeli army said it had "struck a Hamas command centre from which terrorists operated" in the Ain al-Helweh area. Two people were killed in the strike on the densely populated camp, which is on the outskirts of the port city of Sidon.Israel has carried out near-daily strikes on Lebanon since the ceasefire took effect in November 2024, following 13 months of conflict.Under the first phase of the deal, which was brokered by the US and France, both Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters were required to leave southern Lebanon. Following the talks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement saying the meeting "took place in a good atmosphere" and that it "was agreed that ideas would be formulated to advance possible economic cooperation between Israel and Lebanon".It also said that Israeli envoys "clarified that the disarmament of Hezbollah is obligatory, regardless of the advancement of economic co-operation".Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam was more cautious, saying Lebanon remained "far" from diplomatic normalisation with Israel and that the talks were focused on "defusing tension".The group is considered a terrorist organisation by Israel and many other nations, including the UK and US.