Israeli forces strike Sidon in southern Lebanon

Israeli forces struck Sidon on Saturday despite a ceasefire being in place to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. 

Lebanon's national news agency reported that Israeli forces conducted a raid on Tabna in al-Bissarieh. 

Lebanon's health ministry said a seven-year-old was among three people injured in a vehicle struck by Israel in southern Lebanon. 

The Israeli army released a statement and said that it was responding to Hezbollah "breaking the ceasefire agreement".

“We bombed militants in southern Lebanon who were loading a car with RPG weapons, ammunition boxes and other military equipment,” it said.

“We attacked Hezbollah elements after they arrived at the organisation’s facilities, and the force that arrived at the scene found weapons, including hand grenades,” the statement added.

The military also claimed to have attacked “a Hezbollah facility” in the Sidon area, targeting “rocket launch platforms”.

“We attacked a military vehicle operating in the missile production infrastructure area of Hezbollah,” it added.