Israeli strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least five people yesterday including two children, security sources and Unicef said.

Palestinian militant group Hamas said Friday that a "commander" was killed in an Israeli strike on an eastern district of Lebanon near the Syrian border.

Strikes in Lebanon blamed on Israel killed four people Friday including two children and a local Hamas official, state media and a source close to the Palestinian group said.- East Lebanon strike - Later Friday,

The number of dead after an Israeli attack in Lebanon has risen to three and several others were seriously injured, according to Lebanese security sources. The sources that a member of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia and two Syrian workers were killed in the attack on Friday south of the Lebanese coastal town of Sidon,