Lebanon says 11 killed in Israeli airstrikes

At least 11 people were killed when Israel launched fresh airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, the deadliest since the Israel-Hezbollah truce nearly two months ago.

The attacks were met with defiance by the Iran-backed Hezbollah , which demanded an end to "humiliating" peace negotiations with Israel .

The Lebanese Health Ministry said one of the strikes, on the edge of the village of Ansar, killed seven people and wounded two.

The dead included three children and two women, according to the ministry.

The strike, which happened at dawn, hit a house and destroyed it, according to NNA, the Lebanese state news agency.

Germany's DPA news agency cited residents as saying the property served as a base for Hezbollah.

The second strike hit the village of Deir al-Zahrani, killing four and wounding 17.

NNA reported other strikes around the strategic Ali Taher hill, which overlooks parts of the southern city of Nabatiyeh and key roads to it.