A Lebanese security official told AFP that an Israeli strike on a van carrying munitions near Beirut killed the driver, the latest death in more than a month of Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

“A van was targeted in an Israeli strike on the Kahhale road and its driver killed,” the official said, adding that the vehicle was carrying munitions. He requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.

Lebanese state media said the Kahhale road, which links Beirut to Damascus, had been “blocked in both directions due to a ‘security incident’”.