Israel’s military said its forces struck targets throughout southern Lebanon overnight, resulting in the deaths of at least 16 people, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency.

The attacks came as planned talks in Switzerland between Iran and the United States over their efforts to reach a permanent end to the Iran-Israel war were delayed. Israel maintains it must continue to hold the territory and have a free hand to battle the Iranian-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah, as it has been launching attacks into northern Israel.

US-Iran Talks Postponed

The talks being postponed comes after Al-Mayadeen, a pan-Arab satellite channel that is politically allied with Hezbollah, reported that Iran was delaying sending its delegation to Switzerland over Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Lebanon.

Original reporting: KOAT Albuquerque — read the source article.