BEIRUT, March 11 (Xinhua) -- A person was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli drone strike targeting a vehicle in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon.

"An Israeli enemy drone strike targeted a vehicle on the Deir al-Zahrani road, resulting in the death of a citizen," read a statement from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health.

The Lebanese Civil Defense reported that its teams extinguished a fire that erupted in the targeted vehicle and transported the body of the victim to a hospital in Nabatieh.

Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli drones have been flying intensively at low altitudes over villages in the Tyre and Marjayoun districts, as well as the western sector, since early Tuesday.

Since Nov. 27, a ceasefire agreement brokered by the U.S. and France between Israel and Lebanon has been in place, ending over a year of clashes between Hezbollah and Israel amid the Gaza war.

Despite the agreement, the Israeli military occasionally carries out strikes in Lebanon, claiming to target "threats" posed by Hezbollah. Israeli forces also remain stationed in five key positions along the Lebanese border well past the Feb. 18 deadline for complete withdrawal.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday called for increased pressure on Israel to implement the November agreement by withdrawing from the five hilltops it still occupies, and returning Lebanese detainees. He made the remarks during a meeting with Jasper Jeffers, head of the committee overseeing the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, according to a statement released by Lebanon's presidency. Enditem

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