BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - One person was killed and seven others injured early Saturday morning in a series of Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese and Israeli sources.

Lebanon's official Lebanese National News Agency reported that 10 Israeli airstrikes at dawn targeted six heavy equipment yards on the Al-Msaylih road, burning a building and many machines.

"The strikes also completely cut off the Al-Msaylih road due to severe damage and led to the death of a civilian and injuries to others who were passing by," it said.

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The Lebanese Health Ministry's Public Health Emergency Operations Center said in a statement that the airstrikes resulted in the death of a Syrian national and injuries to one Syrian and six Lebanese, including two women.

A Lebanese army intelligence source told Xinhua that Israeli warplanes launched around 20 air-to-ground missiles, which "destroyed and burned dozens of bulldozers, excavators, and pieces of industrial and agricultural equipment, as well as repair hangars, and caused severe damage to nearby civilian buildings."

Israel's state-owned Kan TV news confirmed the casualties, adding that about 300 bulldozers were damaged.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military claimed in a statement that it struck and dismantled Hezbollah infrastructure, targeting engineering machinery allegedly used to rebuild militant sites.

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"The IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat posed to the State of Israel," it added.

In response to the airstrikes, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said: "This raises for us, as Lebanese and for the international community, fundamental challenges -- including whether anyone is thinking of compensating for Gaza through Lebanon, to sustain political profiteering through fire and bloodshed."

Since Nov 27, 2024, a US- and French-brokered ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel has been in effect, largely halting the clashes triggered by the Gaza war. Despite the truce, the Israeli army continues to conduct occasional strikes in Lebanon, citing operations against Hezbollah "threats," while maintaining forces at five main positions along the Lebanese border.