Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon

The Israeli PM's directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks.

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Fresh Israeli attacks followed the directive, which came after at least six people were killed in strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday.

Further cross-border exchanges between the two sides have strained the truce agreement, highlighting the precarity of the ceasefire.

The agreement, which has seen a reduction in fire rather than a complete halt, was extended on Thursday after talks between the countries' envoys in Washington.

Earlier on Saturday, Israeli strikes on a truck and a motorbike in the town of Yohmor al-Shaqeef in the Nabatieh district killed four people, Lebanon's health ministry said, according to Agence-France-Presse.