Key facts
- Residents are returning to southern Lebanon to find homes destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.
- A US-Iran deal has been announced, intended to end the conflict in the Middle East, including Lebanon.
- Israeli drone strikes continued on Thursday morning, resulting in casualties.
- An Israeli soldier was killed and seven wounded in an incident in south Lebanon the night before.
Residents returning to southern Lebanon are finding their homes destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, coinciding with the announcement of a US-Iran deal aimed at ending regional conflict. The agreement does not explicitly require Israel to withdraw from occupied southern Lebanon, and fighting between Israel and Hezbollah was ongoing prior to the deal's announcement. Israeli drone strikes continued on Thursday morning, resulting in casualties, including three people killed in Kfar Tebnit and Zebdine areas, according to Lebanese state media. The Israeli military also announced the death of one of its soldiers the previous night in an incident in south Lebanon that left seven others wounded. Displaced Lebanese families remain skeptical about the deal's ability to bring lasting peace, with over a million people displaced and thousands killed in the conflict.