Four killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon

Four people, including two women, have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry has said. <p>The ministry ‌said two men were killed in a town on the edge ​of an area <strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/israel-5981/1" target="_self">Israel</a></strong> has declared a security zone - occupied by Israeli troops.</p><p>The two women were killed in Arab Salim, which sits well north of the occupied ​area, it added.</p><widget id="8"></widget> <widget id="9"></widget><p>Despite a US-brokered ceasefire with <strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/hezbollah-8356" target="_self">Hezbollah</a></strong>, the Israeli military continues operating in southern <strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/lebanon-6383/1" target="_self">Lebanon</a></strong>.</p><p>It said its strikes early on Sunday were in retaliation for the terrorist group firing two drones at Israeli soldiers ​stationed in the security zone.</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/inside-lebanon-strikes-displacement-and-israeli-troops-13521463" target="_self">Inside Lebanon: Strikes, displacement and Israeli troops</a></strong></p><p>The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) had issued an online evacuation warning in the early hours of Sunday, saying it planned to strike areas near a building in Arab Salim which it said was being used by Hezbollah.</p><p>Six people, including two girls, were injured in that strike.</p><p>The evacuation warning was the second issued since the June ‌ceasefire announcement.</p><p>The first came in early August, after Israel had dropped leaflets on the village of Mansouri a week into the ceasefire, telling residents to leave ahead of ⁠strikes.</p> <widget id="10"></widget> <widget id="12"></widget><p>On Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said four people were killed and 23 injured in Israeli strikes launched on southern Lebanon without evacuation warnings.</p><p>The Israeli ​military said those strikes hit Hezbollah weapons storage facilities.</p><p><strong>More from Sky News:</strong><br /><strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/why-lebanon-is-key-to-understanding-the-middle-east-13559371" target="_self">Why Lebanon is key to understanding the Middle East</a></strong><br /><strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/israel-seizes-un-facility-in-east-jerusalem-and-vows-to-close-it-down-13577053" target="_self">Israel seizes UN facility in East Jerusalem</a></strong></p> <widget id="2"></widget><p>Hezbollah said on Saturday that Israel's continued escalation was intended to pressure the Lebanese government, which has been having direct talks with Israel - negotiations ⁠the Iran-backed group has rejected.</p><p>More than 4,300 ​people have been killed by Israeli strikes on Lebanon since 2 ​March, when Hezbollah fired at Israel in support of Iran.</p>