Israel strikes Iqlim al-Tuffah heights in south Lebanon

The Israeli army carried out Thursday a series of airstrikes on the heights of the Iqlim al-Tuffah region in south Lebanon.

The strikes targeted al-Jarmaq and al-Mahmoudiyyeh, heights that Israel frequently targets despite a ceasefire reached last year.

The Israeli military said it "struck and dismantled Hezbollah terror infrastructure in several areas in southern Lebanon", adding that it hit "several launch sites where Hezbollah weapons were stored" and "military posts" used by the group.

The strikes are the first since Israel assassinated Hezbollah military chief Haitham Tabatabaei in Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburbs.

Thursday ironically marks the anniversary of the ceasefire reached on November 27 last year between Israel and Lebanon.

Despite the ceasefire, Israel has kept up its strikes almost on a daily basis, and is still occupying five "strategic" hills in south Lebanon.