Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes targets in Lebanon as US-Iran talks in Switzerland called off

Opening summary: Israel strikes targets in Lebanon as US-Iran talks in Switzerland cancelled Welcome to our continuing live coverage of events in the Middle East. Israel ’s military says it is attacking Hezbollah in several areas across southern Lebanon and has been striking throughout Thursday night. It said on Telegram that the strikes on “Hezbollah terrorists and infrastructure sites” came after “repeated violations of the ceasefire” by the Iran-backed grup. It was earlier reported that three people had been killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon , according to Lebanese state media. Hezbollah had said its fighters were engaged in fresh clashes with the Israeli military on Thursday. The strikes have occurred despite the US-Iran agreement stipulating an end of the war on all fronts in the Middle East , including Lebanon. Meanwhile, talks set to take place on Friday between the ⁠US ⁠and ​ Iran on implementing the 14-point agreement to end their war have been cancelled, Switzerland ’s foreign ministry has announced. Vice-president JD Vance has postponed his trip to Switzerland, casting uncertainly over what happens next. Iran’s Tasnim news agency said “nothing has been confirmed” about the Iranian delegation’s trip to Switzerland. A White House spokesperson said the US looked forward to starting “technical talks as soon as possible”. …