At least nine people, including two children, have been killed in fresh Israeli air strikes in Lebanon, in the latest violation of a ceasefire deal, the country’s health ministry and local media said.

In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said three Israeli air strikes targeted the coastal areas of Barja, Jiyeh and Saadiyat along the highway linking Beirut to Sidon and southern Lebanon, killing eight people, including two children.

Another drone strike targeted a vehicle near the Rafic Hariri Sports City, north of Sidon, killing one person and injuring another, the state news agency NNA reported.

Since March 2, Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed more than 2,840 people, injured over 8,690, and displaced more than 1.6 million people, about one-fifth of the population, according to Lebanese officials.

The Israeli army continues daily strikes in Lebanon and exchanges of fire with the Lebanese group Hezbollah despite a ceasefire that was announced on April 17 and extended until May 17.