Israeli strikes pounded south and east Lebanon on Sunday, despite a ceasefire, as Hezbollah's chief expressed hope for an agreement between Iran and the United States to end the Middle East war that includes Lebanon.
Lebanon's health ministry raised the overall toll in the war since March 2 to 3,123 killed, with two people including a paramedic from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee killed on Sunday in Israeli raids.
Israel's military has continued to hit what it says are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, despite a ceasefire in the country that began on April 17 and was recently extended for several weeks.
Hezbollah has maintained attacks on Israeli troops who have invaded southern Lebanon, as well as targets across the border, claiming more than 20 such attacks on Sunday.
Iran has indicated that an understanding with Washington to halt the regional war would include Lebanon, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday US President Donald Trump had reaffirmed his support for Israel's right 'to defend itself against threats on all fronts, including in Lebanon'.
