The bloodshed came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting the White House for talks with President Trump about a ceasefire plan to pause the Gaza fighting.

One person was killed and three others were injured in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Thursday, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement, the Health Ministry said. A ministry statement said the strike targeted a vehicle on a highway in the Khalde area, south of Beirut, causing the casualties.

Five Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday. Two other soldiers were seriously wounded.