Lebanon’s army is not a party to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, but the fighting is taking place in its territory.

The Israeli military apologized for a strike that killed three Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon, saying it is not battling the country’s military and its soldiers believed they were targeting a vehicle belonging to the Hezbollah militant group.

The strike, in the south of Lebanon, killed at least 16 people, Lebanese officials said. Israel, which also struck near Beirut, said it was targeting Hezbollah militants.

Lebanon's health ministry on Tuesday said 13 people, including a child, were killed in an Israeli strike near a south Beirut hospital the previous night, revising upwards its initial toll of four.