“Israel” claims it struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley

“Israel's” military said Friday it struck "multiple" Hezbollah targets in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, two months into a fragile ceasefire with the Lebanese group after major hostilities last year.

"The targets that were struck include a Hezbollah terrorist site containing underground infrastructure, used to develop and manufacture weaponry and additional terrorist infrastructure sites on the Syrian-Lebanese border used by Hezbollah to smuggle weaponry into Lebanon," the military claimed in a statement.

It said the overnight strikes were aimed at targets that "posed a threat" to “Israel” and its troops.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said two were killed in the strikes.

On Thursday, the military said it intercepted a Hezbollah "surveillance" drone approaching “Israeli” territory , which it said "represents a breach of the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon".

"The (army) continues to remain committed to the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon, and will not permit any terrorist activity of this kind," it said.

The “Israeli” army missed a January 26 deadline to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon. It now has until February 18.

“Israel” had made clear it had no intention of meeting the deadline, charging that the Lebanese army had not fulfilled its side of the bargain.

Under the terms of the ceasefire, the Lebanese army is to deploy in the south as Hezbollah pulls its forces back north of the Litani River, some 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the border.

The Iran-backed group is also required to dismantle any remaining military infrastructure it has in the south.