Israeli strikes kill four in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire talks

Drone attacks target vehicles in Nabatieh amid fragile ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the US.Multiple Israeli strikes have killed at least four people in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh-governorate" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="147530" data-entity-type="location">Nabatieh Governorate, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), despite a ceasefire and a recent understanding between the United States and Iran to end the war on all fronts.Tuesday’s killing took place as separate drone attacks targeted two vehicles in Mayfadoun. A third vehicle was also targeted in the village of Shoukin, the agency said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Families return to shattered towns as fragile ceasefire holds in Lebanonlist 2 of 3Lebanese rush back to their devastated homes in south after US-Iran deallist 3 of 3Hardliners and moderates: What do Iran’s factions think of deal with US?end of listThroughout the often fragile negotiations between Iran and the US, Iranian officials repeatedly said that any ceasefire arrangement would need to include an end to Israeli attacks on Lebanon.While the final text of the memorandum of understanding has not yet been made public, the prime minister of Pakistan, which is acting as one of the mediators in the conflict, said on Monday that the agreement envisaged an immediate halt to military operations “on all fronts, including Lebanon”.Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that Israel’s continued occupation of southern Lebanon would violate the deal, adding that “without the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they occupied during this war, the war has not fully come to an end”.In a phone conversation with Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, called for the US to compel Israel to end its war on Lebanon, stop home demolitions, and withdraw from occupied Lebanese territory.Soon after the announcement of the deal between the US and Iran, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will continue to occupy southern Lebanon.