Israeli air strikes killed one person and wounded at least two others in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry, a day after Israel and the Lebanese government signed a US-brokered framework agreement aimed at ending months of cross-border hostilities.
The Israeli military said it targeted Hezbollah fighters in the Nabatieh area, while Hezbollah denounced the agreement, accusing the Lebanese government of compromising the country's sovereignty.
In a statement, the Israeli military said it carried out an operation in Nabatieh, claiming it killed an unspecified number of Hezbollah fighters.
It also said Israeli forces destroyed a rocket launcher in the area.
Separately, the military said a drone strike targeted an individual it described as posing a threat to Israeli troops, but did not provide further details.
Lebanon's Health Ministry said one person was killed in the Israeli strikes.
The country's state-run National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone struck the southern town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa before additional strikes hit nearby areas, leaving at least two more people injured.
The attacks came less than 24 hours after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement intended to pave the way for a lasting peace.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the agreement reached in Washington as "historic" and said it represented "a blow to Iran and Hezbollah."
Under the four-point framework, Israeli forces are expected to withdraw from the South Litani area, with the Lebanese Armed Forces assuming exclusive control of the territory.
However, the agreement allows Israeli troops to remain in an expanded security zone in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah rejects the agreement
Hezbollah, which was not involved in negotiations over the US-brokered framework, rejected the deal.
The group's leader, Naim Qassem, described the agreement as "humiliating, shameful, and a surrender of sovereignty," declaring it "null and void."
He criticised provisions linking Israel's withdrawal to Hezbollah's disarmament, saying they crossed "all red lines."
Qassem also accused the Lebanese government of making concessions that could eventually lead to the annexation of Lebanese territory and vowed that Hezbollah would continue its armed resistance.
Later on Saturday, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces had been instructed to prepare for an extended deployment in the security zone.
The security zone extends up to 10 kilometres (about six miles) inside southern Lebanon under the framework agreement.
Conflict background
The latest conflict began on 2 March when Hezbollah launched missiles into Israel following an Israeli strike that, according to the report, killed Iran's supreme leader.
Israel responded with a large-scale air campaign across Lebanon followed by a ground offensive in the country's south.
A US-brokered ceasefire reached on 16 April failed to end the fighting. Israel and Lebanon later agreed in June to renew the ceasefire, with Washington supporting the creation of pilot zones where the Lebanese Armed Forces would exercise exclusive control without the presence of non-state armed groups.
According to Lebanon's Health Ministry, Israeli military operations have killed at least 4,192 people since the latest round of fighting began.
More than 11,600 people have been injured, while over 1.2 million people have been displaced.
Israel says 36 soldiers and four civilians have been killed during the conflict on both sides of the border.
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