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Israeli drone strike kills at least one in southern Lebanon

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that an Israeli drone has bombed a car in the town of Beit Leif in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry have now said that at least one person was killed and three others were injured in the attack. A statement from the ministry’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center confirmed the casualties and said they were the result of a direct strike on the town.

The Israeli military has been carrying out near-daily strikes in southern Lebanon, claiming to be targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and personnel. This is despite a ceasefire deal that was reached between Israel and Lebanon in November last year.

Lebanese officials say Israel has repeatedly violated the agreement. Since the truce came into effect, Beirut has reported nearly 3,000 breaches, including air and ground incursions. These violations, according to the Lebanese government, have resulted in the deaths of more than 200 people and injured more than 500.

Israeli army says it recovered bodies of two captives

The military says it recovered the bodies of Yair Yaakov and a second captive, whose name has not yet been released, in a joint operation with the Israeli intelligence agency Shin Bet.

The bodies were recovered from the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza, the army said in a statement. The name of the second captive whose body was recovered will be released later, the army added.