At least five people were killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, Lebanese state media reported on Tuesday, just hours after United States President Donald Trump announced an agreement for de-escalation of hostilities. Neither Israel nor the Lebanese group Hezbollah has publicly confirmed the reported agreement.

The official National News Agency (NNA) stated that two Syrian workers were killed in an Israeli attack on a plant nursery in the town of Jebchit. Additionally, Israeli drone strikes targeted a motorcycle and a car in separate incidents in the southern Lebanese towns of Toul and Ansar, resulting in two fatalities. A separate drone attack in Nabatieh claimed the life of a car driver, according to the NNA.

These attacks occurred shortly after President Trump announced he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah leaders, leading to an agreement to reduce escalations. The office of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun indicated that, under this reported deal, Hezbollah would halt rocket fire into Israel, and the Israeli military would cease strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

The developments follow a significant increase in violence, including Israel's deepest incursion into Lebanon in over two decades, marked by heavy bombardments and threats against Beirut's suburbs. This escalation had previously threatened a wider ceasefire in the US-Israel conflict involving Iran.

Following President Trump's announcement, the Israeli military reported that its air defense systems intercepted two projectiles that had crossed from Lebanon into northern Israel. Al Jazeera correspondent Zeina Khodr, reporting from Beirut, noted that these reported attacks raise questions about the fragility of the announced de-escalation.

Khodr highlighted that Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for any cross-border attacks since Trump's announcement. However, she added that Hezbollah has continued to claim responsibility for attacks against Israeli troops operating within southern Lebanon, underscoring the precariousness of the situation. "Clearly, Hezbollah is still able to attack them," she stated.

Despite the reported Israeli military advance and deeper incursion into Lebanon, Israeli forces have sustained casualties. At least two Israeli soldiers were reported killed in the past 24 hours in the vicinity of Beaufort Castle, a strategically important hilltop location. This indicates that Hezbollah's capacity to launch attacks remains.

The reported agreement and subsequent attacks raise concerns about the commitment of the involved parties to the de-escalation process and the potential for continued instability in the region. The precise details and confirmation of the agreement from all parties remain unclear, leaving the situation highly volatile.