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.

Dozens of people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon this weekend, including 29 who died after an attack flattened a multi-story residential building in central Beirut, according to Lebanese officials.

The wide-scale bombardment continued a day after a U.S. envoy held talks with Israeli officials on a possible cease-fire with Hezbollah militants.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon began on Wednesday morning, a day after Israel carried out its most intense wave of airstrikes in Beirut since the start of the conflict, killing at least 42 people across the country.

Israel's military carried out several strikes in Lebanon against Hezbollah targets as officials are pushing both sides to finalize a ceasefire deal.

BEIRUT: Israel conducted strikes on the Syrian border with Lebanon that a war monitor said killed seven people, hours ahead of a ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Syria's President Bashar al-Assad he was "playing with fire" on Tuesday (Nov 26),

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.