Israeli strikes in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley kill at least 10, including senior Hezbollah leader

At least 10 people were killed and 50 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, two security sources told Reuters, after the Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah sites in the Baalbek area. The strikes on Friday were among the deadliest reported in eastern Lebanon in recent weeks and risk testing a fragile US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Shi'ite Islamist group Hezbollah. The Israeli military said in a statement that it struck Hezbollah command centres in the Baalbek area, part of eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. In a separate statement on Saturday, it said it had "eliminated several terrorists of Hezbollah's missile array in three different command centres recently identified as operating to accelerate the organization's readiness and force build-up processes, while planning fire attacks towards Israel. "Iran-aligned Hezbollah said on Saturday that eight of its fighters, including a commander, Hussein Mohammed Yaghi, were killed in Friday's strikes by Israel in the Bekaa area.