BEIRUT, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Lebanon's presidency said on ⁠Saturday ⁠it had been told ⁠by the U.S. ambassador that Israel would not escalate against Lebanon ​as long as there are no hostile acts from the Lebanese side, following the ‌launch of U.S.-Israeli strikes on ‌Iran.

Israel has killed multiple senior officials with Iran's armed proxies like Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a message today, Saturday, from the American ambassador in Beirut meant to assuage concerns of imminent Israeli attacks on Lebanese soil.

Israel’s military says it launched strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon, accusing the group of violating ceasefire terms agreed in 2024.

Both sides reached a ceasefire in November 2024 after a year of conflict, yet Israel continues military action, saying it enforces provisions against the group's rearming.

The strikes targeted Hezbollah command centers in the Baalbek area, part of eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, the Israeli military said. Hamas targeted in southern Lebanon. Separately, the Israeli military on Friday said it had also struck what it said was a Hamas command center from which militants operated in the​ Ain al-Hilweh area⁠ in southern Lebanon.

Global airlines suspended flights across the Middle East on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the region into a renewed military confrontation.

Tehran responded to the strikes with a wave of missiles and drones aimed at Israel and Gulf countries that host US bases.