Israel carried out a series of airstrikes in Lebanon on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces said, as the country prepared for the mass funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.According to Lebanese reports,

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam visited south Lebanon on Friday, accompanied by ministers from the newly formed government. Their first stop was at the Benoit Barakat barracks in Tyre, where Salam addressed the Lebanese army and United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) forces.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, accompanied by Environment Minister Tamara el-Zein, boarded a helicopter on Friday heading to the south for a visit that includes army barracks in Tyre and Marjayoun.

The return of the coffins, draped in Lebanese and Hezbollah flags, was met with traditional gestures of rice and flowers from residents as they made their way to Aitaroun for official burial ceremonies.

Thousands of mourners in southern Lebanon have attended a funeral for nearly 100 Lebanese killed last year during the war between Israel and Hezbollah

Emotional ceremony organized to mark the return of the bodies of those killed to their hometown of Aitaroun, one of the largest villages in southern Lebanon, which was devastated during the war

Lebanon's new prime minister, Nawaf Salam, has used a tour of areas near the border with Israel that suffered wide destruction during the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war to call for an Israeli withdrawal and promised residents of border villages a safe return to their homes and reconstruction.

Two people were killed Thursday in a new Israeli airstrike in northwestern Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement in place, said media reports. An Israeli warplane fired three missiles into a small truck in the Ad-Doura neighborhood in Hermel city, according to witnesses.

Upon arrival at the Lebanese Army’s “Benoît Barakat Barracks” in Tyre, Salam and his delegation held a meeting at the sector command office. He was received by Acting Army Commander Major General Hassan Ouda and South Litani Sector Commander Brigadier General Edgar Loundos.

Israel launched airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, despite an ongoing ceasefire that ended months of conflicts with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, media reported.

In Naqoura, returning townspeople are saddened and perplexed by the ferocity of seemingly pointless destruction.

Two people were killed Thursday in a new Israeli airstrike in northwestern Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement in place, said media reports.