Children wounded in Israel’s deadly attacks on Lebanon
We’ve been covering several deadly Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon.
The Lebanese National News Agency has additional details on the bombings. It said two people were killed in the attack on a car on the Jarjouh road in Iqlim al-Tuffah and five others, including two children, were wounded.
It said another person was killed in the town of Ain Qana after a building collapsed following the attack.
Hezbollah condemns attack on UNIFIL convoy in Beirut
The group says it rejects any targeting of UN peacekeeping forces after an attack on a UNIFIL convoy in Beirut injured the force’s outgoing deputy commander and another peacekeeper on Friday.
The Lebanese authorities have detained more than 25 people as part of an investigation into the attack.
Heavy US bombs held up by Biden arrive in Israel: Ministry
The Israeli defence ministry says the shipment arrived in Israel’s Ashdod Port overnight. The Israeli media reported, citing the ministry, that the shipment of MK-84 heavy munitions, which are 2,000-pound (900kg) aircraft bombs, was carried to airbases by trucks.
In late January, US President Donald Trump announced that he instructed the military to release a hold imposed by his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.
Last May, Biden paused the shipment of the bombs in question over the situation in Gaza.
Israeli military chief to make three-day US visit
The Israeli military says its outgoing chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, will travel to the US on an official visit from Monday to Thursday.
Halevi, who is due to step down on March 6, will meet senior US commanders “to discuss key strategic and operational issues”, a military statement said.
He resigned in late January, citing “terrible” security and intelligence failures related to the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel.
