BEIRUT, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and seven others injured in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon on Monday, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.

An Israeli airstrike on the Tyre district killed two and wounded five, while in the Nabatieh district, a strike killed one and injured two, the report said.

Israeli artillery shelling also destroyed the Qaaqaait al-Jisr bridge linking the Nabatieh area to Wadi al-Hujeir and the Ghandouriyeh sector in southern Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah said in statements that its fighters targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers along the Lebanon-Israel border.

Also on Monday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met to discuss the security developments, focusing on Israeli escalation, the targeting of bridges linking southern Lebanon, and the potential repercussions.

They stressed national unity and solidarity, and the importance of preserving civil peace and not being influenced by destabilizing rumors.

Hezbollah entered the confrontation on March 2 by launching rockets from southern Lebanon toward Israel for the first time since a ceasefire on Nov. 27, 2024. Israel carried out an intensified military campaign targeting multiple areas across the country.