Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon since then, which Lebanon has said are in violation of the ceasefire deal. Israeli officials say the strikes are intended to prevent Hezbollah from regrouping after a war that took out much of its senior leadership and arsenal.

Israeli warplanes launched a wave of strikes on Thursday on areas Israel has threatened to hit in Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, eyewitnesses said. Roaring warplanes could be heard all over the capital Beirut and the sound of heavy blasts echoed throughout the targeted areas.