Israeli military said it had begun striking targets belonging to Hezbollah's elite unit, the Radwan Force, in the Bekaa region of eastern Lebanon, as it accuses the Iran-backed Islamist group of seeking to rebuild its forces in violation of a ceasefire agreement.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Heavy Israeli airstrikes killed 12 people, including five Hezbollah fighters, in eastern Lebanon on Tuesday, a security source in Lebanon said, in what Israel said was a warning to the Iran-backed group against trying to re-establish itself.

Israel struck Hezbollah's elite Radwan force in eastern Lebanon on Tuesday, violating the ceasefire with the Iran-backed group. "Moments ago, Israeli Air Force fighter jets... began numerous