Beirut: Six people were killed and three others injured in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, in the latest violation of an ongoing ceasefire, Lebanese media reported. Four people were killed and two others wounded when an Israeli warplane struck a home in the al-Mahfara neighborhood of the town of Kfarsir in Nabatieh, the state news agency NNA said. The house was completely destroyed in the attack.

According to Anadolu Agency, a drone strike also targeted a vehicle parked near the Harouf Municipality building, killing a civilian and injuring a municipal council member. The two were preparing to distribute bread to residents in the town when the strike hit. An Israeli drone also struck a motorcycle in the town of Froun in the Bint Jbeil district, resulting in the death of one person.

Israeli warplanes also staged airstrikes in the town of al-Shihabiya in Tyre and the Rihan Heights in the Jezzine area. Artillery shelling was also reported in the Al-Arid neighborhood in the town of Dibbin in the Marjayoun district. No information was yet available about casualties from these attacks.

In the early morning, Israeli aircraft fired two missiles at a site in the al-Maashouq area, near al-Wahda University on the outskirts of Tyre, and shelled several homes in the al-Qalaa area between the towns of Harouf and Doueir. The attacks came despite the US-mediated ceasefire that was announced on April 17 and later extended until the beginning of July.

Since March 2, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 3,020 people, injured 9,273 others, and displaced more than 1.6 million, about one-fifth of the country's population, according to Lebanese officials.