Israeli strikes across Lebanon this week kill at least 10 people

Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon this week have killed at least 10 people and wounded 131 others, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

Meanwhile, the United Nations once again condemns the continued fighting in Lebanon following an emergency Security Council session on the conflict.

Elsewhere, as fighting intensifies, a new round of political talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington is underway.

Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon this week have killed at least 10 people and wounded 131 others, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

The ministry says in a statement that Israeli airstrikes on the area surrounding the Jabal Amel hospital in the southern city of Tyre killed four people and injured 127 others, including 39 hospital staff.

The attacks also caused severe damage to hospital infrastructure.

It says in another statement Israeli airstrikes on the town of Al-Marwaniyah in the southern Sidon district on Monday killed six people and injured many others.

The Israel Defense Forces says its forces are continuing military operations in southern Lebanon.

The IDF says its 91st division and air force conducted strikes across southern Lebanon targeting weapons depots, military command facilities, and other locations identified with Hezbollah armed activity.

A suicide drone launched by Hezbollah injured four IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon, according to the IDF.

Meanwhile, the United Nations once again condemns the continued fighting in Lebanon following an emergency Security Council session on the conflict.

STEPHAN DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: "Despite ongoing de-escalation efforts, our UNIFIL colleagues in the south continue to observe intense air activity and exchange of fire across the Blue Line and within UNIFIL's own area of operations. As stressed during the emergency Security Council session yesterday, we call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and fully adhere to the cessation of hostilities that was agreed to."

Elsewhere, as fighting intensifies, a new round of political talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington is underway.

US and Israeli officials say the talks between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the US began on Tuesday at the State Department as planned, despite recent developments.

The two-day talk, the fourth round of such direct discussions, follows a security meeting between the two sides held on Friday at the Pentagon.