Lebanon toll climbs to 12 as Israeli drone strikes hit vehicles near Beirut

Israeli drone strikes hit seven vehicles across southern Lebanon, including on a Beirut–Sidon highway and sites near Sidon, Jiyeh and Barja, killing 12 people—eight in the highway strikes including a mother and her two children, plus one dead near Sidon and three more killed deeper in southern Lebanon. Israel says it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure as fighting continues and Washington hosts talks aimed at a breakthrough in the conflict.