Israeli strike on south kills 4, including 3 women

An Israeli strike on a car in the country's south on Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said a school principal, her mother, a foreign female domestic worker and a male Syrian worker were killed when "an Israeli drone targeted the car" they were travelling in as they returned from inspecting their family home in Nabatieh al-Fawqa.

Israeli forces have continued to clash with Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon despite a U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon intended to pave the way toward a lasting end to hostilities.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Sunday hat Israel's military would maintain its presence in southern Lebanon "as long as necessary".

Israeli forces detonated houses overnight into Monday in the southern border towns of Aitaroun, Kounine and Houla.

Later in the day, drone strikes targeted the southern towns of Kfartebnit and Baraashit. Intermittent artillery shelling and machine gun fire also hit Baraashit.

Israeli forces meanwhile advanced toward the cemetery of the southern town of Haddatha and fired gunshots at the site.