Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday killed nine people, including three members of the Lebanese army, the Lebanese army and state media reported, days after the two sides reached a new ceasefire agreement.
An airstrike on the road connecting the town of Nabatiyeh to the city of Marjayoun occurred in the morning, killing a brigadier general, a captain and another soldier, the army said.
Another airstrike on the southern village of Saksakiyah killed six people and wounded four, the state-run National News Agency said.
"The continuous, deliberate and repeated Israeli aggression against Lebanon, its people and its army only strengthens our resolve and confidence," the Lebanese army said in a statement.
Israel's attacks are aimed at hindering all efforts "to reach a solution that would restore stability, establish a comprehensive ceasefire and lead to Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Lebanese territories," the statement further said.
The latest ceasefire announcement came after US-brokered talks between Israel and the Lebanese government, which accuses Hezbollah of dragging the country into the war and had made efforts to disarm it before the latest hostilities. The Lebanese militant group has rejected the ceasefire.
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