Rescue workers were still searching the rubble after the strike in the village of Almat, in the Jbeil district of Lebanon.

American businessman and aide to president-elect Donald Trump, said he would take over the indirect negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah to end the war in Lebanon.

Several large airstrikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs early Thursday, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon's only international airport.

Baalbek, in northeastern Lebanon, has increasingly come under attack as the Israeli military expands its campaign against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Dozens of people have been killed and most of the city’s population has fled.

Israel launched deadly strikes on Gaza and Lebanon Sunday, rescuers and authorities said, ahead of a US deadline for improved aid delivery to the Palestinian territory.

More than 40 people have been killed in waves of Israeli strikes across Lebanon since late Saturday, according to reports from the country’s official news agency.

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the last day have killed at least 40 people including several children, Lebanese authorities said on Saturday, after heavy Israeli bombardment pounded the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut overnight.

Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike on Sunday killed 20 people including three children in the village of Almat, north of the capital Beirut.

Israeli airstrikes over the past 24 hours have left at least 40 people dead across Lebanon, including several children, as heavy bombardment pounded southern Beirut suburbs and other regions, Lebanese authorities reported on Saturday.

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have killed at least 40 people, including children, amid ongoing conflict with Hezbollah.