BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israeli strikes late on Tuesday targeted Lebanon's three northern border crossings with Syria for the first time, Lebanon's transport minister Ali Hamieh told Reuters. The strikes came moments after U.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - At least six people including soldiers and a health worker were killed on Wednesday in Israeli strikes on the Syrian-Lebanese border, state media reported, before an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came into effect.

Israeli forces targeted Lebanon's northern border with Syria, impacting humanitarian efforts and leaving casualties. This follows recent Israeli raids and coincides with U.S. efforts to broker a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.

Israel targeted on Tuesday 10 legal and illegal crossings between Syria and Lebanon in two separate attacks, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. The al-Arida in the Tartous countryside was targeted for the first time along with the al-Dabusiyah and Joseyeh in the Homs countryside,

Six people, including two military personnel and a volunteer in the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), were martyred and others were injured in an Israeli aggression after midnight that targeted the border crossings between Syria and Lebanon in Homs western countryside.

Israeli strikes targeted Lebanon's northern crossings with Syria for the first time. The attacks followed a U.S.-brokered ceasefire announcement. Syrian media reported injuries from the strikes, with the Israeli military linking the operations to their campaign against Iran and Hezbollah.