The Israeli military carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon today, saying it targeted Hezbollah sites. A military spokesperson said the Israel Defence Forces, IDF, struck several Hezbollah terrorists in the area of Sidon in southern Lebanon.

According to Israeli and Lebanese sources, the two sides held talks on Friday, as part of a security dialogue, focusing on Hezbollah’s disarmament and the return of residents to their homes in Lebanon’s southern border villages.

The meeting, under US coordination, took place in the town of Naqoura in southwest Lebanon, near Israel’s northern border. Israeli Deputy Director for Foreign Policy at the National Security Council, Yosef Dreznin, represented Israel in the talks, while Lebanon’s former ambassador to the United States, Simon Karam, led the Lebanese delegation.