An Israeli airstrike killed at least 23 people in the village of Aalmat, north of Beirut and far from the areas in southern and eastern Lebanon where the militant Hezbollah group has a major presence. Lebanon's Health Ministry said a further six people were wounded. There was no immediate Israeli comment.

Israeli strikes also hit southern Beirut in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip as the latest US-led efforts for diplomacy ended without a concrete resolution

At least eight people were killed and 14 others wounded when an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the area of Akkar in northern Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. The airstrike hit an apartment in the village of Ain Yaqoub in Akkar,