An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon has killed five people including three children, the country's health ministry said.

Four of those killed, including the children and their father, held US citizenship, according to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.

Two others were wounded, including the children's mother.

The Israeli military said it was targeting a Hezbollah terrorist who "operated from within a civilian population".

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) acknowledged "several uninvolved civilians" were killed and said the incident was being reviewed.

"The IDF is operating against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation and will continue to act to remove any threat posed to the state of Israel ," it said in a statement.

Pictures from the scene in Bint Jbeil showed a destroyed

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